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From CBS News
President Donald Trump cast doubt Tuesday on whether the U.S. could ever know the extent of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's involvement in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. But now, Congress is demanding his administration provides an answer.
The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., sent a letter to the White House Tuesday evening to officially trigger an investigation into whether the young crown prince ordered the plot.
The move sets up a showdown between Capitol Hill and the White House as members of both parties in Congress call on Trump to be tougher on Saudi Arabia.
"It is a delicate situation when we have a longtime ally that we've had for decades, but we have a crown prince that I believe ordered the killing of a journalist," Corker told ABC Chattanooga, Tennessee, affiliate WTVC.
COMMENT:-
Now if Congress had the power to order that a FULL investigation, including actual reviews of evidence, be conducted, that might be interesting. However, since the President is the person who has the constitutional authority to ADMINISTER the laws of the United States of America then the "investigation demand" would be fully complied with if Mr. Trump asks Ivanka Trump whether or not MbS ordered the murder and, upon receiving here "I don't know, I wasn't there." response he can tell Congress that the results of the "investigation" were "inconclusive" and that "since the results of the investigation were inconclusive MbS is entitled to be presumed innocent".
Now that might not happen unless the Saudis spend a whole lot more money in the US (or, possibly, keep the price of oil down), but what do you think the odds are that it won't?
Congress orders Trump admin to investigate Saudi crown prince's role in Khashoggi murder
President Donald Trump cast doubt Tuesday on whether the U.S. could ever know the extent of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's involvement in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. But now, Congress is demanding his administration provides an answer.
The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., sent a letter to the White House Tuesday evening to officially trigger an investigation into whether the young crown prince ordered the plot.
The move sets up a showdown between Capitol Hill and the White House as members of both parties in Congress call on Trump to be tougher on Saudi Arabia.
"It is a delicate situation when we have a longtime ally that we've had for decades, but we have a crown prince that I believe ordered the killing of a journalist," Corker told ABC Chattanooga, Tennessee, affiliate WTVC.
COMMENT:-
Now if Congress had the power to order that a FULL investigation, including actual reviews of evidence, be conducted, that might be interesting. However, since the President is the person who has the constitutional authority to ADMINISTER the laws of the United States of America then the "investigation demand" would be fully complied with if Mr. Trump asks Ivanka Trump whether or not MbS ordered the murder and, upon receiving here "I don't know, I wasn't there." response he can tell Congress that the results of the "investigation" were "inconclusive" and that "since the results of the investigation were inconclusive MbS is entitled to be presumed innocent".
Now that might not happen unless the Saudis spend a whole lot more money in the US (or, possibly, keep the price of oil down), but what do you think the odds are that it won't?
