The Donald Trump administration refused to disclose significant details of its secretive talks to help Saudi Arabia establish a civil nuclear program, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released on Monday.
While the report found that the Saudi nuclear talks are currently stalled, it also notes that neither the White House, State Department nor Energy Department “provided substantive information” to the GAO on the negotiations — a source of bipartisan concern in Congress. The report also notes that the State Department “did not respond to our repeated requests for assistance in facilitating travel to Saudi Arabia and interviews with relevant Saudi officials.” (Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the United States, Princess Reema bint Bandar, also ignored the GAO’s query.)
