Pak Sahafat – US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy called for an investigation by Congress due to security concerns about Saudi Arabia’s role in the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency’s report on Tuesday, CNN news channel wrote: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has helped to buy this social media company in a 44-billion-dollar investment. This contribution was through the retention of Saudi Arabia’s $1.9 billion stake in Twitter.
This move makes Saudi companies the second largest shareholder of Twitter after Elon Musk.
Murphy tweeted on Monday: We should be concerned that the Saudis, who are clearly bent on suppressing free speech and influencing US policy, are now the second largest shareholder of a social media platform.
This American senator asked the Committee on Foreign Investment in America (CFIUS) to investigate the consequences of this role of the Saudis in American national security.
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This is an interagency committee chaired by the US Treasury Department that investigates business takeovers by foreign buyers and can block deals that cause concerns.
Although Elon Musk finalized the deal last week, it could still be subject to a national security investigation.
Murphy said: This issue clearly endangers our national security. The Tik Tok company also belongs to China, which is a dangerous process and we should not accept it.
According to CNN, the White House and the Treasury Department declined to comment on their response to Murphy’s request.
Shares of the social media platform fell earlier this month after Bloomberg reported that Biden administration officials were considering a possible national security investigation into some of Elon Musk’s investments, including the purchase of Twitter.
However, American officials, including Adrienne Watson, the spokesperson of the US National Security Council, in a statement on October 21, rejected Bloomberg’s report and stated that we are not aware of such an investigation.