Intel: How Congress is trying to hold Saudis accountable for Khashoggi’s murder
The Donald Trump administration sanctioned 17 Saudi officials for killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi this week, but Congress wants to go further. Shortly after the announcement, a bipartisan group of six senators introduced legislation to sanction members of the Saudi royal family for their role in Khashoggi’s murder.
The bill also takes aim at the Saudi-led coalition’s war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels by banning US refueling of coalition planes, suspending weapons sales to Riyadh and placing sanctions on any actor — Saudi or Houthi — blocking humanitarian aid.
