After CIA briefing, Republicans say 'no question' Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi murder

[Eugene]

LBN thread: CIA director briefs senators on Saudi role in Khashoggi killing

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Source: ABC News

After CIA briefing, Republicans say 'no question' Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi murder

By TRISH TURNER, MARIAM KHAN and CONOR FINNEGAN Dec 4, 2018, 1:10 PM ET

Following a briefing to senators by CIA director Gina Haspel Tuesday on the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi leading Republicans told reporters that there was "zero question" that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the brutal murder.

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican, said "I have zero question in my mind that the Crown Prince MBS ordered the killing, monitored the killing, knew exactly what was happening. Planned it in advanced. If he was in front of a jury he would be convicted in 30 minutes. Guilty," Corker said.

Corker called the Trump administration's claim that there is no direct evidence of the crown prince's involvement "unacceptable."

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said, "It's not a smoking gun, it's a smoking saw."

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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cia-director-briefs-small-group-senators-saudi-crown/story?id=59598135

[dlk]

1. Now the Big Question is, What Are We Going to do About It?

[angrychair]

3. Absolutely nothing

Republicans will do what they always do: talk a big game to the press for a day or so, have a 5 minute “conversation” with trump and then come out in public to immediately agree with everything trump says afterwards.

[gratuitous]

4. An excellent question

I venture the answer will be somewhere between "nothing" and "nada."

[volstork]

9. Have Flake and Collins weighed in?

Because their opinions are absolutely crucial...

[Iggo]

29. They may have serious concerns!

[IronLionZion]

20. Buy more of their oil

while they buy more of our politicians

[central scrutinizer]

30. A strongly worded letter of concern

Other than that nothing

[mr_lebowski]

2. Stop the damn presses ... is this OBJECTIVE REALITY ... from Senate Republicans?!?

Holy crap ... until this very moment, I was convinced I'd never see the day again ...

[ScratchCat]

5. I think they may finally be coming around

and seeing how compromised Trump is. They know his response makes no sense unless you are trying to not "offend" MBS. Some GOPers may finally be realizing how dangerous this is having Trump as President regardless of how afraid they are of him and his followers.

[cbdo2007]

15. None of them want to have to deal with him in the 2020 election...

At some point they will turn on him, maybe this is when....of course when it would be most beneficial for them to do so, right before Dems take over the house and then they can look like heroes.

Repubes always do whatever is in their best interest regarding money or getting elected, and they always time their decisions to try to make them look like heroes.

[Cosmocat]

17. Eh ...

Political math ...

Brazenly so with Graham who will return to going into hysterics trying to protect 45 from Mueller.

Their bombastic replies here REEK of trying to establish something to point to when they kiss his ass the other 95% of the time.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

6. Had to turn fox on

Harris Faulkner

"But what can the United States really do about that realistically"

I swear to god she rolled her eyes!

[Cosmocat]

18. Walk and chew gum?

You can maintain other aspects of your relationship while addressing issues that need addressed.

That said, if we were to actually get right with the world, getting out of bed with these scum suckers would be a bit part of it.

[SweepPicker]

7. Something else

is brewing...

[Squinch]

11. Yep. This is the same briefing that republicans tried to squash a short time ago.

They're jumping ship as fast as they can.

[Mr.Bill]

12. I'd like to hear some of them say that Trump ordered it.

Shit would be happening then.

[AJT]

8. Were any dems involved in the briefing?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

26. See post 25, below.

From that article, we know at least Schumer and Durbin attended.

[AJT]

27. Thanks

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Sounds like they heard the tape.

[majdrfrtim]

13. So they say, "no question" MBS ordered the kill,

but they won't publicly distance themselves from Citrus Valdemort who refuses to acknowledge the findings on which they base their "no question" assessment?

Good to know.

[Hulk]

14. "no question" they will do nothing....

Spineless cowards. No way these repuKKKes will stand up to dictators and ruthless tyrants around the world, especially when we have our very own right here at home.

COWARDS! Spineless cowards!

[erronis]

16. How many of the repug leadership was in-the-know before Khashoggi's murder?

How many of them are complicit?

When do we actually start holding political operatives (congress, executives) responsible for crimes that they knew about and probably condoned?

[ananda]

19. Reeps will do a little finger wagging.

"You naughty boy"

Boy that'll show him.

[MontanaMama]

21. Making this statement and doing something about it

are two very different things. I am confident all of their lips will return to Fraud 45's ample rear end before the end of business today. They won't do jack about this. Hope I'm wrong.

[Javaman]

22. but what of the orange assholes gut? the one that said...

donalds gut: donald, listen to me. no no, not yesterdays mcdonalds, but me, your gut, I have good feelings about this guy.


donald: I agree gut the saudi prince is innocent.

donalds gut: wait, what? I thought we were talking about that whitaker guy. stop wait

donald: can't hear you, saudi prince good

donalds gut: no wait, the saudi prince is a nut job

donald: shut up gut, your fired!

donald proceeds to punch himself repeatedly in the gut. other people in the room look on

other people (whispers to other person): what that hell is he doing today?

other person: is it a day that ends in "Y'?

[Liberty Belle]

23. "If the Crown Prince went in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes," - Bob Corker (R)

It's good to see the Republicans showing some backbone on this issue and being willing to join with Dems to hold this murderous scum accountable in some fashion, even though Trump is ignoring the facts.

[Achilleaze]

24. But republican misleader Dirty Donny* continues to LIE LIE LIE about it

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. Word - from Democrats and some Repugs...

Schumer: Haspel should brief full Senate on Khashoggi killing

Link: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/419702-schumer-haspel-should-brief-full-senate-on-khashoggi-killing

(snips)

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that CIA Director Gina Haspel should meet with the full Senate after holding a closed-door briefing with roughly 10 senators earlier that day.

“While I will not discuss the content of the Haspel briefing, it reinforced the need for a strong response to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi," Schumer said in a statement. "CIA Director Haspel should brief the full Senate without delay."

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, also called for Haspel to meet with the entire chamber to brief lawmakers on the death of Khashoggi, who was a U.S. resident and Washington Post contributor.
"Every Senator should hear what I heard this afternoon," Durbin said in a statement. "CIA Director Haspel must brief the full Senate immediately."

Both Schumer and Durbin attended Tuesday's closed-door briefing with Haspel, who made the trip to Capitol Hill about a week after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis briefed the full Senate.

Make it right, Chuck and Dick.......

[hibbing]

28. So, we will sell them even more arms n/t