Republican and Democratic US senators say they are frustrated with the Trump administration's failure to provide more information about the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The global fallout over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has tainted the image of 33-year-old Prince Mohammed bin Salman - the de facto ruler and heir apparent - even though the kingdom strongly denies he was involved.
"It was a complete waste of time. I knew more than they did," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump on many issues, told reporters.Republican Senator Mitt Romney said: "It was not very helpful. And it was frustrating for a number of us to have made so little progress."
"I think the Senate's going to have to act unless it is willing to accept the death of a US resident journalist as an acceptable action because of a broader relationship. I don't accept that," Menendez said. "The Senate needs to act. Otherwise, Global Magnitsky will have no consequence and any administration, this one or another, can just ignore it," Menendez said.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of the Riyadh government, was killed at a Saudi consulate in Turkey in October. His death fueled simmering discontent in Washington over Saudi Arabia's human rights record and heavy civilian casualties in Yemen's civil war, where a Saudi-led coalition is fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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