Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) offered Republicans’ strongest rebuke yet of the Saudi Crown prince and his involvement in the death of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi after a briefing on the murder from CIA Director Gina Haspel on Tuesday.
“Let me just put it this way. If the crown prince went in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes,” he told reporters after the briefing.
“Of murder?” a reporter asked.
“Yes,” he said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) offered a similar condemnation of kingdom leadership after the briefing on Tuesday, suggesting that Trump cabinet officials were waffling on Mohammed bin Salman’s involvement in the murder because the Trump administration “doesn’t want to go down that road” of suggesting bin Salman is complicit in the murder.
"If the crown prince went in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes,” GOP Sen. @BobCorker says after CIA Director Gina Haspel's briefing on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
When asked if the crown prince would be convicted of murder, Corker responded: “Yes." pic.twitter.com/zDUkmb5Ifv
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“Let me just put it this way. If the crown prince went in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes,” he told reporters after the briefing.
“Of murder?” a reporter asked.
“Yes,” he said.
Fine, Bob. But that’s a conclusion most sensible people reached on their own without the need for a special briefing by the head of the CIA. If you want to playact that you’re past any doubt and will now act, that’s fine. You all could start buying back your souls on the installment plan.
So was Jared an accessory before the fact?
Or after the fact?
And what about that older guy in the ridiculous wig disguise?
My guess is that a Saudi Arabian jury wouldn’t convict MBS, especially with someone akin to Luca Brasi keeping an eye on their home.
Short answer/fun fact: though it’s for something else, Concord Management is currently testing that theory in an American courtroom.