Administration covering up killing

[struggle4progress]

By Aaron Blake
December 4 at 1:48 PM

Republican senators emerged from a briefing Tuesday about journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing and essentially accused the Trump administration of misleading the country about it — and even covering it up for Saudi Arabia.

In remarks after a briefing from CIA Director Gina Haspel, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) suggested there is no plausible way that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman didn’t order the killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributing columnist, and said that the evidence is overwhelming ...

Corker was about as full-throated, saying, “If the crown prince went in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes” ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/04/gop-senators-come-out-say-it-trump-administration-is-covering-up-khashoggis-killing/?utm_term=.9d03689c7925

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Perhaps another example of rump's personal conflicts (personal loans etc.) interfering w/ ...

the country first? Traitor.

[erronis]

2. Wonder why so many other countries are treading delicately.

Pretty sure that trump is beholden in more than just pure petro-dollars but are others also? Are there some qui-pro-quo threats throughout all negotiations?

Turkey has been rather strong facing down the SA mob but is that just a bargaining ploy?

All those oil-states in the gulf - what a difficult web they must maneuver.

Does anyone really need SA? Or do they need some friends?

And Iran?