Senate planning bipartisan effort to block Trump's emergency arms deals benefiting Saudi Arabia - GreenwichTime: WASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's top Democrat and a close congressional ally of President Donald Trump are teaming up to try to block 22 arms deals largely benefiting Saudi Arabia, a move that seeks to quash the administration's attempt to use emergency powers to circumvent congressional objections.
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said in an interview Tuesday that he would introduce "22 resolutions of disapproval" - one for each deal the Trump administration informed lawmakers last month it would push through, raising objections from both Democrats and Republicans.
Joining him in the effort is Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who said Tuesday that he is "on board with Menendez." Graham, who is one of Trump's closest allies in Congress, has also been one of the most vocal critics of his embrace of Saudi leaders, particularly in the wake of last year's brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Menendez and Graham's plans, in which they expect to enlist more bipartisan support, come as new details emerge regarding seven secret nuclear technology transfers the Trump administration approved for Saudi Arabia - two of them following Khashoggi's death.
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