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Gerry Connolly: “Two years ago tomorrow, my constituent and lawful U.S. resident, a journalist, mild critic of the Saudi regime--he…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
Two years ago tomorrow, my constituent and lawful U.S. resident, a journalist, mild critic of the Saudi regime--he wanted to see reform, not revolution--Jamal Khashoggi, was lured into a Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, because he needed paperwork to remarry.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly recounts Khashoggi's murder and his desire for reform in Saudi Arabia.

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