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CNN: Saudis Preparing Report Admitting Khashoggi Was Killed In Interrogation Gone Wrong

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10.15.18 | 3:18 pm

CNN reported Monday afternoon that Saudi Arabia are preparing a report that admits journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in an interrogation gone wrong. CNN, citing two sources, cautioned that the report was still in a preliminary phase.

David Taintor is a New York-based senior editor who oversees breaking news coverage. He previously worked at NBC News.
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  1. You don’t send a cleanup crew prior to the meeting to something that went “wrong”…

  2. Only thing that went wrong is the news got out.

    Also, will someone tell King Salman to tell King Toadpole the Orange?

  3. They brought bone saws. Just sayin.

  4. The Saudi is still working on its lies to get them straight.

  5. Avatar for pwmesq pwmesq says:

    Precisely what I was thinking… Like, is that why they had the bonesaw packed?

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