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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday threatened to withhold any key vote until the CIA briefs the Senate on its assessment of whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Anything that you need me for to get out of town, I aint doing it until we hear from the CIA, Graham told reporters after a briefing from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis on U.S.-Saudi relations.
Mattis and Pompeo focused their efforts on trying to persuade senators to oppose a resolution coming up for a first vote Wednesday afternoon that would end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition's military operations in Yemen in the wake of Khashoggi's death inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last month.
Senators were hoping the briefing would involve CIA Director Gina Haspel, who previously traveled to Turkey to review its evidence in the Khashoggi case, including an audio recording of his dying moments. The CIA has reportedly concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed ordered the murder of Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/418730-graham-threatens-to-withhold-vote-until-cia-briefs-senate-on-khashoggi-killing
I'm sure that'll show 'em Lindsey
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)He will abstain until he doesn't......
brush
(53,776 posts)MontanaMama
(23,313 posts)Lindsey will go whichever way that wind blows...
Raster
(20,998 posts)...Lindsey Graham, because tRump*s oversized, orange ass won't kiss itself.