"Worthless," is how Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, described a classified update on the administration's probe, which took place Monday. Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called Monday's briefing "a waste of time" and "a sham." Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia charged the administration is not taking the Khashoggi murder seriously and is not complying with demands of the law. Risch wouldn't say if the administration is still maintaining that bin Salman is not responsible for Khashoggi's death. Asked if he believes bin Salman is responsible, Risch said, "I'm just not going to go there.

Source: CNN March 05, 2019 22:18 UTC