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Sen. Mitt Romney criticizes Trump administration over response to murder of Post journalist

Washington • In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, Sen. Mitt Romney on Thursday said he was “concerned” the administration has not explained its findings about the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate in Turkey.

It's the second time Romney has criticized the Trump administration's response to the brutal killing of the columnist but this time the Utah Republican said the White House must brief Congress on what happened and what response the United States took against Saudi Arabia.

“The question that Congress wants answered is whether any senior Saudi officials, including members of the Saudi royal family, were responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi,” Romney tweeted Thursday.