Thread by @karolcummins

Former top Republican congressman registers as lobbyist for Saudi Arabia
Ed Royce registers to work with Saudi foreign ministry to 'facilitate meetings with federal government officials,' Politico reports middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-ara…

Ed Royce was involved in Elliott Broidy’s Romanian Arms deal.

https://twitter.com/karolcummins/status/1079148970587246594?s=21

Ed Royce was also involved in Broidy & Nader’s disinfo op, for which they were both indicted by the Qataris, to smear Qatar as a terrorist-supporting state.

Ed Royce introduced legislation that would brand Qatar as a terrorist-supporting state.
cbsnews.com/news/witness-i…

Qatar-Based Travel Firm Mosafer, Inc. Files Lawsuit Against Elliott Broidy And George Nader In US Federal Court For Allegedly Illegally Orchestrating And Executing Secret Assault Against Qatar And Qatari Businesses.

prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Ed Royce was also involved in Flynn’s Saudi Nuke deal.

On November 30, 2016, Copson briefed US Representative Ed Royce, Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on the nuclear project, an email shows.
deccanchronicle.com/amp/world/amer…

In a follow-up email on Dec. 5 to a Royce aide, Hamel wrote, "We hope that the Chairman will follow-up on Alex's suggestion to reach out to General Flynn" to discuss the project.
mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…

Broidy claimed he had “shifted” Royce from being critical of Saudi Arabia to “being critical of Qatar.”
Broidy gave nearly $600,000 to GOP candidates and causes since the beginning of 2017. Royce got the maximum allowed

apnews.com/article/north-…

Broidy also bragged that he had “caused” Royce to praise a senior Saudi general, Ahmed Hassan Mohammad Assiri, in words that were then memorialized in the Congressional Record. Nader was thrilled. apnews.com/article/north-…