Khashoggi Tape Doesn't Implicate Saudi Prince, Says Bolton

[DonViejo]

Source: Bloomberg News



By Jason Koutsoukis , Taylan Bilgic , and Cagan Koc

November 13, 2018, 2:11 AM EST Updated on November 13, 2018, 4:28 AM EST

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People who’ve heard a recording of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder don’t believe it implicates Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said, weighing in on a controversy that has sharply raised international pressure on the top oil exporter.

Speaking in Singapore, where he’s attending a regional summit, Bolton said he hadn’t heard the recording himself. Asked if the audio links Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing, Bolton said: “That’s not the conclusion I think that the people who heard it have come to, and that’s certainly not the position of the Saudi government.”

“The president has made it clear he wants to get to the bottom of this,” Bolton told reporters Tuesday.

His comments came as The New York Times reported that a member of the kill team instructed a superior over the phone to “tell your boss” -- believed to be Prince Mohammed -- that the mission had been accomplished. The recording is seen by intelligence officers as some of the strongest evidence linking the power behind the Saudi throne to the murder, the report said, citing three unidentified people familiar with the recording.

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[Achilleaze]

1. Bolton, you dolt, dotard Dirty Donny* (R) is already at the bottom of it

You can tell your boss the deed is done. But he and republican darkside poppinjay JarJar K. may be discovered to have accessorized blood on their hands.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[machoneman]

2. Oh, sure! Just like he wants to get to the bottom of.....

-the Russia meeting in Trump Tower.
-Jr'.s collusion with known Putin associates
-Ivana's sweetheart deals with Chinese copyright licenses.
-Melania's illegal entry to the USA under false pretenses.

God, I could go on all day!

[Siwsan]

3. I find it laughable that Bolton thinks he has even a shred of credibility

I hope the truth comes out.

[Zoonart]

8. Beat me to it.

My first thought was...LOL, nice try.

[dewsgirl]

4. Of course and he is fully credible.

[ck4829]

5. "Might have been Iran" in 3... 2... 1...

[Racerdog1]

6. Dolton is a fucking liar

Piece of shit faux news flunkie and his orange asshole leader suck ass.

[cstanleytech]

7. Nice to see Bolton has a future career as a water carrier.

[GoCubsGo]

9. Which means he's up to his eyballs in it.

Bolton is another one I would love to see in an orange jumpsuit. Should have happened years ago.

[Canoe52]

10. Bolton - don't look at that man behind the curtain.

Nothing to see here, move along...

[forgotmylogin]

11. Nowhere in the tape transcript does anyone say

"Aha! I am the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia!"

Case closed.

[SFnomad]

12. I don't believe anything this steaming pile has to say n/t

[Marcuse]

13. Bolton will eventually join one of his predecessors - Flynn or McMaster.

[Maine-i-acs]

14. Send Nunes and Rohrbacher to investigate. Put Jared in charge of the team.

Can't wait to hear their report.

[Midnight Writer]

15. The tape may not connect him. The Saudi hit squad acting in the Saudi Embassy does.

[grantcart]

16. If it had been an Iranian consulate we would be finishing our 10th bombing run