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Top Republican slams Trump's 'clampdown' on intelligence about missing journalist Khashoggi and calls on him to take a stand

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker said Thursday that the Trump administration must end its "clampdown" on intelligence about the alleged torture and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudis.

  • Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker said Thursday that the Trump administration must end its "clampdown" on intelligence about the alleged torture and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudis.
  • Corker said a White House official this week prevented him from viewing recent intelligence related to Khashoggi's disappearance.

"I think we'll be making a statement, a very strong statement," Trump said. "We're waiting for the results of about three different investigations and we should be able to get to the bottom fairly soon."

Senate lawmakers, including some Republicans, are pushing back on Trump's posture, urging the president to impose economic sanctions and suspend some arms sales to the oil-rich Middle Eastern nation.

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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy on Wednesday told Business Insider that President Donald Trump's overall response toand subservient behavior toward Saudi Arabia has made the US look "weaker" than ever.

"It seems like the Saudis are the dominant partner in this relationship, which is absolutely ridiculous," said Murphy, a key Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "I don't know that our country has looked weaker than in the last week."

The president has stressed the importance of the US's financial ties with Saudi Arabia, calling the Middle Eastern nationan "important ally," while citing tens of billions of dollars in US-Saudi arms deals. (Other US presidents, including Barack Obama, have also continued arms sales to governments with poor records on human rights).

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John Haltiwanger contributed to this report.

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