Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is asking the Trump Administration for answers about whether the Saudi government helped a Saudi national flee the U.S. after he was accused of killing an Oregon teenager.
Wyden, a Democrat who sits on the Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, asking whether they could confirm a report by the Oregonian that in 2017 the Saudi Arabian government helped then-20-year-old Abdulrahman Sameer Noorah avoid trial for the 2016 fatal hit-and-run crash of 15-year-old Fallon Smart.
According to the Oregonian, the Saudi government allegedly paid $100,000 for Noorah’s bail and provided him with a passport and facilitated his escape via private jet. Wyden said if these claims are true, it shows a pattern of Saudi government officials abusing diplomatic privileges.
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