Lawmakers had instructed President Donald Trump to order an investigation into Khashoggi’s killing by invoking the Global Magnitsky Act. But the White House declined to submit a report by the deadline, angering members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the panel, called the briefing “a farce” and said Trump still needs to give Congress an answer. Lawmakers have said they believe the Saudi crown prince ordered the killing, but Trump has been reluctant to place blame. Sen. Jim Risch, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement pledging the investigation would continue.

Source: Huffington Post March 05, 2019 01:52 UTC