By Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis

WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers are set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday on the second day of his visit to the United States, aimed at touting stronger-than-ever economic and security ties with Washington while brushing off scrutiny over his human rights record.

President Donald Trump lavishly greeted bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday and defended the crown prince over the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, which U.S. intelligence agencies concluded he approved.

Considered an outcast in the aftermath of the killing, bin Salman's rehabilitation was rubber stamped this week. One example showcasing that was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who as a U.S. senator in 2019 denounced the crown prince as a........

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