CIA Director Gina Haspel arrived in Turkey on Tuesday to help local authorities investigate the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence confirmed.
“Somebody really messed up, and they had the worst cover-up ever,” Trump said, “Whoever thought of that idea, I think is in big trouble. And they should be in big trouble.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday that the U.S. will revoke the visas of Saudi Arabia officials involved in the death of Washington Post opinion writer Jamal Khashoggi. “We have identified at least some of the individuals responsible, including those in
While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, President Trump stated that what the US ultimately does with Saudi Arabia is going to be left “very much, in conjunction with me, up to Congress.” Trump said, “I think here I’m going to leave
Reuters on Monday cited an assortment of sources from Saudi Arabia and other, unnamed “Arab countries” to paint a portrait of Saud al-Qahtani, a top aide to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known by his initials “MBS”) and a likely suspect in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan both pronounced themselves unsatisfied with the answers Saudi Arabia has given for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul three weeks ago. Both of them said the Saudis must be more forthcoming about who ordered the operation that ended with Khashoggi’s death, followed by crude efforts to create an alibi and dispose of his body.
Saudi Arabia officials plotted the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in their Istanbul consulate for days before committing the act, Turkey’s president said Tuesday.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Sunday called for a new investigation of President Donald Trump and his family amid accusations from Democrats that “financial motives” keep the president from holding the Saudi government accountable for the recent disappearance and suspected death of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi man who contributed columns to the Washington Post.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) stated an investigation into President Trump’s financial ties to Saudi Arabia “should be seriously considered and probably pursued” if Democrats re-take the House. Host
Guardian’s Readers’ Editor Paul Chadwick said President Trump’s “spreading of hatred towards journalism and its serious practitioners” leads to “bone saws.”
Ibrahim Karagül, editor-in-chief of Turkey’s Yeni Safak, a paper enthusiastically supportive of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Saturday called for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be “dethroned immediately.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks Sunday promising that his government would continue to work on expanding rights and freedoms, after a week in which the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has triggered renewed scrutiny of Erdoğan’s ongoing media crackdowns.
CNN on Monday reported it has obtained surveillance footage from Turkish officials that shows a Saudi operative walking around Istanbul wearing slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s clothes and a fake beard.
A single Saudi Arabian Twitter employee was able to help the government of Saudi Arabia spy on dissidents, according to a report.
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday vowed to reveal within days the “naked truth” over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Riyadh said it did not know the whereabouts of his body and that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been unaware of any operation to murder him.
ISTANBUL (AP) — Britain, Germany and France have issued a joint statement condemning the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi, saying there is an “urgent need for clarification of exactly what happened.”
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Saudi Arabia’s explanation of how journalist Jamal Khashoggi died was “insulting,” so “we really need to discontinue our arms sales to Saudi Arabia.” When asked if he believes Saudi
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said Saudi Arabia’s story on the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was not “credible.” Corker also said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud was likely behind the death.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said President Donald Trump was the “only person on earth” who accepted Saudi Arabia’s story on the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Durbin said, “No. As a matter of fact, the
Film director Rob Reiner has claimed, without evidence, that President Donald Trump is involved in aiding and abetting a murder, presumably in reference to the recent killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian embassy in Istanbul.
Saudi Arabia is scrambling to rescue a key investment summit set to begin on Tuesday, as the fallout from the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi drives a building wave of policymakers and corporate giants to withdraw.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Cavuto Live,” Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) argued the US should impose “consequences” on Saudi Arabia for the death of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi, but maintain its “strategic partnership” with the Saudis. Cardin said,
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks predicted that the US will probably react to the death of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi by pretending to be angry, and then going back to normal. He further stated that the idea that the
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) argued that “the Saudis feel that they have friends in the Trump administration and they can do whatever they want and the United States will give in.” Leahy said, “I think
According to a Reuters report on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz is “asserting himself” to control the diplomatic fallout from the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished over two weeks ago after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain some paperwork.
The Saudi news outlet Al Arabiya reported on Friday that the nation’s Attorney General has confirmed the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the nation’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) commented on President Trump’s handling of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi by saying the president is “emulating dictators,” and “seems to like” the actions of dictators. Schumer said, “First, the
Dr. Sebastian Gorka joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Friday’s edition of Breitbart News Daily to discuss his new book Why We Fight: Defeating America’s Enemies – With No Apologies. Gorka, a former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump and former national security editor for Breitbart News, also discussed some of the top national security stories of the day.
Friday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Meghan McCain said it was “incredibly tone deaf” for President Donald Trump to compliment Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) for assaulting a reporter last May, in light of the disappearance and likely murder of Washington Post columnist
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusgolu declared on Friday that rumored audio recordings of Jamal Khashoggi’s death have not been shared with officials from the United States or any other country.
Ahmet Hakan, a Turkish journalist with a history of criticizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, published a column Friday claiming that one of his reputable sources called reports that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was dead “garbage” and that he is still alive.
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” conservative talker Rush Limbaugh emphasized the importance of the Trump administration getting the proper response to the Saudi Arabian government for the alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi at a Turkish consulate given the Saudi
In the media-fanned frenzy over Khashoggi, Trump’s critics forget that the U.S.-Saudi relationship has always been based on the pragmatically realistic assessment that we have to deal with the Saudis as they are—including what they can offer us—and not as we might wish them to be.
Thursday on CNN, network host Van Jones said CBN personality Pat Robertson was speaking “literally the reverse of the Gospels and teaching of Jesus Christ” in defense of President Donald Trump to get a “good Supreme Court, tax cuts.” When
Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi became a figure of global importance when he disappeared on October 2 after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, leading to allegations that agents from Saudi Arabia lured him to the consulate so they could murder him.
The establishment media are playing us, are only pretending to care about Jamal Khashoggi.
Turkey’s pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak quoted anonymous security sources on Thursday who said a forest and farmhouse near Istanbul will be searched for clues to the fate of Jamal Khashoggi.
While speaking to reporters on Thursday, President Trump stated he thinks Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi is dead and if Saudi Arabia is responsible for Khashoggi’s death, the consequences “will have to be very severe.” One of the reporters asked Trump if he
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” actress Rosie O’Donnell said it was President Donald Trump’s “wet dream” to scare journalists. When discussing missing Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, O’Donnell said, “He’s doing that to scare every journalist here, who he
The fact that the media are so focused on the Saudi story, though Trump is not at fault and is arguably handling the situation almost as well as anyone could, is a sign that all other anti-Trump narratives have collapsed.
