Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday questioned whether the Trump administration’s rhetoric and actions toward Saudi Arabia may be influenced by the Trump family’s finances, and called for Congress to look into the matter.
Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said on ABC’s “This Week” that “we in the intelligence community” should look into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
“We also ought to determine whether financial motives are motivating the president and the first family,” he continued.
“This is the very problem with the president not releasing his tax returns,” Schiff said. “It leaves the American people wondering, is U.S.-Saudi policy being driven by something other than national interests.”
Rep. Adam Schiff says we "ought to determine whether financial motives are motiving the president and the first family" when it comes to U.S.-Saudi policy.
"This is the very problem with the president not releasing his tax returns," he adds https://t.co/DXjPZOxcPQ #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/5XEzCcrYOB
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) October 21, 2018
Schiff, who has been among Trump’s most outspoken critics in Congress, said Friday that Congress should take action against Saudi Arabia in response to Khashoggi’s death in the absence of a response from the Trump administration. – READ MORE
[contentcards url=”https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/412430-schiff-questions-whether-trump-financial-motives-influence-policy” target=”_blank”]