Corker Rebukes MBS Wholeheartedly: A Jury Would Convict Crown Prince Of Murder

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: U.S Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) speaks to members of the media after a closed door briefing by Central Intelligence Agency Director Gina Haspel to members of Senate Foreign Relations Committe... WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: U.S Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) speaks to members of the media after a closed door briefing by Central Intelligence Agency Director Gina Haspel to members of Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee December 4, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Haspel was on the Hill to brief committees members about U.S. intelligence related to the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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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.

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