Democrats in the House of Representatives have begun an investigation into allegations that senior White House officials sought to share sensitive nuclear information with Saudi Arabia.
Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House oversight committee, announced the inquiry after the publication of a report to Congress warning of possible illegal technology transfers.
The investigation was driven by “credible information from whistleblowers warning about . . . conflicts of interest among top White House advisers”, Mr Cummings said in a letter.
The whistleblowers alleged that a number of White House officials led by Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser, pushed a plan to build nuclear plants in Saudi Arabia using a consortium of American companies. The report alleged that advisers sought to see a nuclear deal