After the killing in October of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a handful of lobbying firms and think tanks made a move rare in Washington: They publicly severed ties with Saudi Arabia, swearing off the kingdom’s money.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
In the aftermath of Khashoggi’s killing, Saudi influence machine whirs on in Washington
July 10, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. EDT