We don’t know yet know what direction the Trump administration’s handling of the alleged killing of Khashoggi, a Post contributor, will take. For instance, Rubin points out, House committees could probe what transpired privately between the Trump administration and the Saudis throughout the process. But the question is whether Republicans would be willing to conduct serious oversight into this whole saga that might look at the Trump administration’s handling of it. “If you want oversight on the Khashoggi affair, the one shot is if you have Democrats control the House,” Rubin said. Engel told me that he has traditionally been a supporter of the U.S.-Saudi relationship, but questioned the Trump administration’s commitment to learning the full truth about Khashoggi’s alleged murder.

Source: Washington Post October 18, 2018 14:10 UTC