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Congressional Republicans are angry with President Trump for blowing off their demands for a report on Saudi Arabia's role in the murder of Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Politico reports. They say they are going to act -- no, really, they mean it this time -- to compel the president to supply that report, in accordance with a law requiring him to deliver such an assessment to Congress, now that they've solicited it from the administration.

Which raises an interesting question: Just how far are Republicans willing to go in holding Trump accountable for his ongoing protection of the Saudis, anyway? What will they say when House Democrats begin digging into Trump's finances, to try to determine whether financial motives help explain it?

In an interview, Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said that Trump's refusal to issue a report on the murder of Khashoggi underscores the need to push forward with congressional scrutiny of Trump's ties to the Saudi regime.

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