Senators press Trump administration over envoy's possible financial conflicts, letter says

Two Democratic U.S. senators wrote to President Donald Trump's administration on Monday raising "serious concerns" about Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff's potential financial conflicts of interest.

"As U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Mr. Witkoff was a chief architect of a deal that appears to have aided a foreign power's effort to acquire U.S. technology with serious economic and national security implications — and he potentially did so in exchange for his personal financial benefit," Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Murphy wrote in a letter seen by Reuters, referring to the United Arab Emirates.

…

Read the full story here.

• Print
• Email
• Tweet