{"id":2416932,"date":"2025-03-28T05:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T09:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-parrots-qatari-foreign-agents-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T05:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T09:19:23","slug":"senator-parrots-qatari-foreign-agents-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-parrots-qatari-foreign-agents-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator parrots Qatari foreign agents &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenator-parrots-qatari-foreign-agents-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2416932&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Recently, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) raised eyebrows during a congressional hearing by delivering a strong defense of Qatar, a nation frequently criticized for its support of terrorism. A review by the *Washington Examiner* revealed that the talking points he used in support of Qatar closely mirrored statements from foreign agents representing the Qatari government. During the hearing, Marshall asked questions regarding Qatar\u2019s role in the release of American hostages adn its involvement in the evacuation of people from afghanistan, stating it had facilitated the evacuation of a significant number of individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Critics noted that his statements reflected those provided by Qatari lobbyists, with Marshall having previously condemned the country for financing terrorism in 2019. his defense sparked controversy on social media,with some commentators labeling his remarks as strange or bizarre. The revelations reflect ongoing debates around the influence of foreign agents on U.S. politicians and the complexities of U.S.-Qatar relations, particularly in light of recent geopolitical events. marshall&#8217;s office has not commented on the issue, which raises concerns about the influence of foreign lobbying on American policymakers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Bizarre&rsquo; pro-Qatar questioning from Republican senator matches talking points given to him by Qatari foreign agents<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1657383\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) left some people scratching their heads on Thursday after he provided an impassioned defense for the Islamic nation of Qatar during a congressional hearing. A <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>review of Foreign Agents Registration Act records found that the arguments Marshall made to defend Qatar matched talking points provided to his office by foreign agents working on behalf of the Qatari government.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What was Qatar&rsquo;s role in the hostage release of Americans?&rdquo; Marshall <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KassyAkiva\/status\/1905283104257822907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">asked <\/a>Charles Asher Small, director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, during the hearing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3360001\/republicans-push-trump-dhs-expose-biden-mass-parole-scheme\/\">Republicans push Trump DHS to expose Biden administration&#8217;s mass parole scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3360290\/who-funds-jasmine-crockett\/\">Crypto bros, corporations, and foreign governments: A look into who funds Jasmine Crockett<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3359243\/watch-live-house-doge-subcommittee-holds-hearing-with-pbs-and-npr\/\">WATCH LIVE: House DOGE subcommittee holds hearing with PBS and NPR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When Small began to answer by pointing out that Qatar funds Hamas, Marshall cut him off by saying, &ldquo;The Qataris were vastly responsible for the freeing of American hostages and many others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Marshall&rsquo;s statements echoed information provided to his office by lobbyists working for the Qatari government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, foreign agents working on behalf of the Qatari government sent Marshall&rsquo;s chief of staff an email &ldquo;related to Qatar&rsquo;s role in the release of Gaza hostages.&rdquo; The email talked up the oil-rich nation&rsquo;s efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/active_registrants_political_activity_as_of_03-27-2025-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according <\/a>to FARA records. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">In January, the same Qatari foreign agent, employed by Venable, sent an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/efile.fara.gov\/docs\/5931-Informational-Materials-20250203-23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">update&nbsp;<\/a>to members of Congress saying<\/span>, &ldquo;As you may know, Qatar worked closely with President Trump and his team on the latest ceasefire and hostage release&rdquo; and providing a&nbsp;link&nbsp;to a&nbsp;<em>Newsweek<\/em>&nbsp;story with more details.<\/p>\n<p>Marshall&rsquo;s statements lined up with information handed off to his office by Qatari foreign agents not once but twice during his relatively brief questioning of Small.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What was Qatar&rsquo;s role in the evacuation of Afghanistan &mdash; and especially how did it impact Americans?&rdquo; the senator asked as a follow-up question. When Small pointed toward Qatar&rsquo;s close relations with the Taliban and the Iranian regime, Marshall again cut him off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s interesting the prejudice that I hear coming out of your mouth here,&rdquo; Marshall said. &ldquo;Qatar was so important. Of the 120,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan &hellip; 60,000 of them came through Qatar. Without Qatar, we would have had thousands more deaths.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Qatari foreign agents working for Venable sent Marshall&rsquo;s chief of staff information about the country&rsquo;s involvement in evacuating Americans during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. The <a href=\"https:\/\/efile.fara.gov\/docs\/5931-Informational-Materials-20220429-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">informational packet<\/a> highlighted that Qatar allowed Western governments to rent Qatar Airways aircraft for evacuations and pointed out that &ldquo;since the withdrawal, Qatar has evacuated and helped repatriate nationals and foreign residents from more than twenty allied countries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The information foreign agents provided to Marshall and the statements made by the senator on Thursday were factual. Qatar did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-19-screws-condom-sales-shrinking-40-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"COVID-19 Screws Condom Sales, Shrinking 40% During Pandemic\">play important roles<\/a> in hostage negotiations with Hamas and the Afghan withdrawal. Lobbyists and foreign agents often <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">send congressional offices news clippings<\/a> that paint their clients in a favorable light while omitting those that are less flattering.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) speaks during a news conference on problems with the FAFSA rollout, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Marshall also took time to defend Qatar from accusations of buying influence through its contributions to American universities, a point of discourse Qatari agents have historically <a href=\"https:\/\/efile.fara.gov\/docs\/5931-Informational-Materials-20240108-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">worked <\/a>to quash.<\/p>\n<p>The senator&rsquo;s statements sparked some controversy on social media.<\/p>\n<p><em>Daily Wire <\/em>video journalist Kassy Akiva <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KassyAkiva\/status\/1905283104257822907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">described <\/a>Marshall&rsquo;s exchange with Small as a &ldquo;really bizarre pro-Qatar rant.&rdquo; Independent journalist Eitan Fischberger called Marshall&rsquo;s rhetoric &ldquo;strange&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EFischberger\/status\/1905304550635872693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pointed out<\/a> that, in 2019, the senator criticized Qatar for its &ldquo;blind eye to terrorist financing within its own borders.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Across the Persian Gulf sits the nation of Qatar, whose well-documented support for terrorism and extremist groups have fueled violence, civil war, and bloodshed,&rdquo; Marshall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AYpG7oHftuo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said <\/a>in a 2019 speech to the Middle East Forum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Marshall&rsquo;s office&rsquo;s history of meeting with Qatari foreign agents dates back to 2022. That year, foreign agents working for Venable sent the senator&rsquo;s chief of staff multiple texts and emails attempting to organize a trip to Qatar, according to FARA records. In January 2022, Qatari foreign agents sent Marshall&rsquo;s office an invitation for dinner at the Capital Grille, a swanky steakhouse near the White House where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecapitalgrille.com\/menu\/dinner\/chef-recommends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cheapest entree<\/a> goes for $46.<\/p>\n<p>Venable, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/active_registrants_political_activity_as_of_03-27-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Neale Creek<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/active_registrants_political_activity_as_of_03-27-2025-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bachner Group<\/a>, sent multiple other communications to Marshall&rsquo;s office concerning U.S.-Qatar relations, a dinner at the Qatar Embassy, and other information. FARA records indicate that a Qatari foreign agent working for Moran Global Strategies met with a Marshall staffer over six days while they were visiting Qatar to discuss &ldquo;Qatar&rsquo;s domestic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-overwhelmingly-votes-to-keep-u-s-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"...ate Overwhelmingly Votes to Keep U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem\">foreign policy positions<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3334519\/elite-us-universities-partner-qatari-government-anti-american-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ELITE US UNIVERSITIES PARTNER WITH ARM OF QATARI GOVERNMENT PUSHING ANTI-AMERICAN MEDIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marshall has also met with the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RogerMarshallMD\/status\/1627680000999825415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">emir of Qatar<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeninsulaqatar.com\/article\/22\/02\/2023\/qba-meets-us-senator-roger-marshall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Qatari Businessmen Association<\/a>, a trade association that promotes Qatari interests and is led by members of the country&rsquo;s royal family.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had [a] very productive &amp; enlightening visit with His Highness &#8294;@AmiriDiwan&#8297; of Qatar,&rdquo; Marshall posted to his X account in February 2023. &ldquo;I am grateful for their warm friendship and our strategic partnership in the Gulf region.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Marshall&rsquo;s office did not comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1657383\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1657383\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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