A bipartisan group of US senators wants President Donald Trump to investigate the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The lawmakers, from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent Trump a letter asking for a probe and to impose sanctions against those responsible. Trump’s had a muted response to Khashoggi’s disappearance, possibly because of his close ties to Saudi Arabia. And his administration’s goals for the Middle East depend on Saudi Arabia’s rulers and their money. Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Arabia’s leaders, has not been seen since entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul more than a week ago. Turkish officials reportedly say they believe he was killed by a Saudi murder squad. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly denied Turkey’s account of the story, saying that Khashoggi left the consulate on the same day he arrived.
Source: CNN News
