Campaign Contributions Coincide With Pro-Saudi Lobbying in Washington

In May 2017, as it was stepping up its two-year military campaign in Yemen, Saudi Arabia faced the prospect of a cutoff in badly needed American bombs.   A bipartisan resolution introduced by three senators threatened to block the sale to Saudi Arabia of precision-guided munitions and other weapons, part of a $110 billion arms package that President Donald Trump had negotiated with Saudi leaders just days before.   To overcome the opposition, Saudi Arabia turned to a platoon of...

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