'No impropriety' by Trump in transfer of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, a GOP probe concludes

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'No impropriety' by Trump in transfer of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, a GOP probe concludes
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Democrats have previously alleged the administration may have broken federal laws and guidelines in its numerous transfers of U.S. nuclear technology to the Middle Eastern country.

journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey in October. Despite the U.S. intelligence community concluding the brutal murder was conducted at the behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Trump has refused to criticize Saudi Arabia on the matter, in addition to other international matters. In total, according to Kaine, who cited records from the Department of Energy, Trump has approved seven such nuclear technology transfers.

IP3"briefed Democrat and Republican Members of Congress about the civilian nuclear energy possibilities in the Middle East in 2017 and 2018," the report states, adding:"Documents suggest that IP3 arranged a White House meeting with nuclear energy company executives in February 2019." "The evidence shows that in the early days of the Trump Administration, IP3 attempted to excite new senior officials—including Michael Flynn and K.T. McFarland—about its proposal to place the United States as the leader in developing civilian nuclear technology in the Middle East," the report says."Importantly, IP3 did not successfully convince the Trump Administration to take any action.

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