Peter King in ABC This Week interviews during 2020

On War & Peace: Sue Saudis for 9/11, but maintain relationship

REP. PETER KING: Obviously there was an intent [by the Saudi government] to kill him. But we do have a relationship with Saudi Arabia that we should try to maintain. During the Obama administration I led the fight in the House to allow 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia. President Obama fought us every step of the way--we had to override his veto. So all presidents want to maintain some sort of relationship. So I would ask the president to try to thread the needle here, whether it involves imposing sanctions, or delaying arms sales, or making a clear statement of condemnation at the end but still not hurt ourselves. Because the Saudis do provide very effective intelligence, they are a bulwark against Iran and they have been working closely with Israel. You put all that together, we have to try to balance it.