Saudi crown prince 'ordered, monitored' killing of Khashoggi, Corker says

[George II]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Lawmakers briefed Tuesday by CIA Director Gina Haspel accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of being responsible for the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Sen. Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told CNN after a briefing with Haspel that the prince, known as MBS, "ordered, monitored, the killing" of the father of four.

Corker added, "And if he (MBS) were in front of a jury, he would be convicted of murder in about 30 minutes."

Corker was one of several lawmakers who emerged from a small briefing with the CIA director appearing convinced of the prince's responsibility for the killing. The murder has become a lightning rod, dividing the White House and a usually supportive Republican-led Senate.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/04/politics/haspel-briefing-khashoggi/index.html

[Stuart G]

1. K and R

[horseshoecrab]

2. K&R n/t

[dewsgirl]

3. I wonder he was using something like Skype?

[Me.]

4. And When Will Kushner Be Held Responsible For The blood On His Hands?

We don't know if he knew about this plot beforehand, but given his relationship with MBS it's possible especially considering how he gave names to MBS of those Saudis who were not supporting him, those who were later imprisoned and/or tortured/killed.

[erronis]

9. Kushner and by logical connection, trump and his beloved.

Money and daddy's girl.

Mercers and Princes (DeVos and brother).

Mattis(?) and Pompeo(!)

How many of the swamp monsters can this dispose of?

Maybe trump is fulfilling his promise - get rid of anything tainted by him.

[yardwork]

5. This makes Trump look really bad. As in accessory to murder.

[moonseller66]

6. Last chance for R's?

If they meet and force Trump to resign along with Pense before January, the current Speaker of the House (a Repub,naturally) becomes president and the R's have few worries over control in 2019.
If Trump and Pence go after January 3rd, 2019, Nancy (a Democrat) will become the first female president of the United States.

Long shot, but one can hope.

[Duppers]

8. "Snowball's chance."

Corruption permeates the party.

[George II]

11. Didn't you mean snowflake?

[angrychair]

7. Before Friday:

A spokesperson for the senator will say “The Senator was taken out of context and did not mean to imply anything more than the issue needs more research and analysis before any decisions can be made”

Mark my words...

[BigmanPigman]

10. Now what do they do?

Sanctions? We need tRump's tax returns.

[MFGsunny]

12. K & R