US senators leaving a briefing with CIA director Gina Haspel have said they are even more convinced that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. US senators leaving a briefing with CIA director Gina Haspel have said they are even more convinced that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. US senators say Saudi crown prince was involved in Jamal Khashoggi deathSenate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker said he believes if the crown prince were put on trial, a jury would find him guilty in “about 30 minutes”. Senator Lindsey Graham, who demanded the briefing with Ms Haspel, said there is “zero chance” the crown prince was not involved in Mr Khashoggi’s death. After that briefing, Mr Graham threatened to withhold his vote on key legislation until he heard from Haspel.

Source: Irish Independent December 04, 2018 21:45 UTC