Senators conclude that Saudi Crown Prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's killing

The CIA briefing appeared to harden senators' resolve to rebuke Saudi Arabia for the killing

Several leading senators briefed by the director of the Central Intelligence Agency said Tuesday that they were left more convinced that the killing of a Saudi Arabian journalist was ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and vowed to press forward on ways to penalize Riyadh.

President Trump and members of his administration have said there is no direct link between Prince Mohammed and the brutal Oct. 2 killing of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. But a group of senators reached the opposite conclusion after hearing from CIA Director Gina Haspel.

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