Was Saudi aid in prisoner swap part of grand PR blitz?
Riyadh said MBS was behind the Ukraine-Russia exchange for “compassionate reasons” but the lobbying afterward says differently.
Riyadh said MBS was behind the Ukraine-Russia exchange for “compassionate reasons” but the lobbying afterward says differently.
New Justice Department guidance should serve as cautionary tale for those organizations doing other countries’ bidding.
Both sides had been battling it out long before Moscow’s invasion, but it turned out money was no match for message in the end.
Since 2000, nearly 100 former lawmakers have become lobbyists for countries like Saudi Arabia and China in Washington.
Today’s move follows incidents of high profile corruption and influence peddling involving well-connected Americans.
Their ongoing influence is effective even today, as Biden remains reluctant to lift IRGC terror listing to make way for JCPOA renewal.