The Trump administration is considering a new weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, a top Democrat says
In a CNN op-ed Wednesday, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, said he discovered that the administration is pursuing a previously undisclosed arms sale to Saudi Arabia, which includes"thousands more precision-guided bombs to the President's 'friend,' Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman."Pompeo is trying to do another arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Congress must stop him.
Linick's Saudi Arabia investigation was first reported by The Washington Post."I have learned that there may be another reason for Mr. Linick's firing. His office was investigating -- at my request -- Trump's phony declaration of an emergency so he could send weapons to Saudi Arabia. We don't have the full picture yet, but it's troubling that Secretary Pompeo wanted Mr.
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