"This kind of complicity could not have happened without knowledge at the highest levels of the Saudi government."
"They are trying to create that image so that as policymakers go about their work, there is an obfuscation about what Saudi Arabia is really about."
"The Saudi logo, the Saudi merchandise, the Saudi promotions all fit that faux grassroots strategy."
"the PIF and the Saudi government are inextricably intertwined."
"the record will reflect that at least two of the witnesses are nodding in approval about greater transparency from our own government."
"The parallel has been drawn to China and Russia."
"These proceedings are not in any way the result of a request from Saudi Arabia."
"They are looking to the public's impression of the Saudi brand, correct?"
"the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia has dramatically deteriorated."
"Saudi Arabia ought to be coming clean about what its role was in the Khashoggi murder, what its role is in the killing of migrants attempting to come from Yemen, what its role is in the torture and im..."
"The idea is that when a foreign government, and not just the government, but as we have talked about, if it is an instrumentality of the government, it is operating as an agent of the government, the ..."
"There has been a reference here to a number of acronyms, FARA, CFIUS. The requirements of CFIUS apply to national security threats."