Senators push Trump admin to determine role of Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi's death
A pair of senators on Tuesday triggered sanctions legislation to require the Trump administration to specifically address whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, demanded the determination hours after President Trump addressed the issue.
Trump indicated that he would not severely punish the kingdom or the crown prince over the incident, stressing that U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations were too important to throw into doubt over Khashoggi's killing last month.
The president's comments pushed Corker and Menendez to request that the administration conduct a second investigation under the Global Magnitsky Act, this time focusing specifically on the crown prince's culpability in Khashoggi's death.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/417755-corker-menendez-force-trump-administration-to-determine-role-of-saudi-crown
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