Trump Considers Emergency to Bypass Congress on Saudi Arms Deal - Bloomberg:
The Trump administration is considering using a rarely cited provision in the Arms Control Act to clear arms sales to Saudi Arabia over congressional opposition, according to a person familiar with the matter and U.S. lawmakers.
The provision allows President Donald Trump to circumvent the normal approval process by declaring that an emergency exists that requires the sales to go through immediately “in the national security interests of the United States.”
Trump’s first foreign visit as president was to Saudi Arabia and he considers the kingdom a crucial ally in his efforts to isolate Iran. Yet both Democrats and Republicans have urged the U.S. to hold the Saudis accountable for the killing last October of columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for their role in Yemen’s civil war.
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