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Senators Demand Trump Disclose Business Ties to Saudi Arabia

October 18, 2018

Via: Fortune
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Just a day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a group of Senators is demanding answers—not about Khashoggi’s possible death at the hands of the Saudi government, but rather President Trump’s business ties to the Kingdom.

Eleven Senators, all Democrats, sent a letter to Trump and the Trump Organization on Wednesday asking for “a full accounting of any financial ties between the Trump Organization and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”

The letter cites a number of public reports of various business dealings between the Trumps and Saudi Arabia, including numerous real estate sales.

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