Trump on conversation w/Saudi king about Jamal Khashoggi’s murder: “it just sounded to me like he felt like he did not do it” https://t.co/S9QM7eUc5X
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 17, 2018
Trump to reporters in Oval office on #JamalKhashoggi : “You don't know whether or not we’ve sent the FBI [to investigate] do you?"
Reporter: "Have you?"
Trump: "Why would I tell you?"
— Paul Danahar (@pdanahar) October 17, 2018
President Trump says he’s not giving cover to the Saudis “at all,” but stresses that Saudi Arabia is an important ally.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 17, 2018
We take Putin’s word he didn’t interfere in 2016 election, Kim’s he will denuclearize, and MBS that he had no role in Khashoggi murder. If Reagan was trust but verify, @realDonaldTrump is trust and look away. Sad to be sure, but also dangerous.
— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) October 17, 2018
We are a day or two away from Trump claiming Khashoggi dismembered himself https://t.co/pi8ogrUG57
— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried) October 17, 2018
(whispers then says on @cnn) Trump knows the Kingdom is guilty. Once you accept that Trump is lying, then he isn't actually being played. We are. https://t.co/ofpio19wxP
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) October 17, 2018
Word from the (Republican) Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Foreign Relations:
This paragraph says everything you need to know about Bob Corker’s ability to do anything independent of the Trump administration. https://t.co/XPARuf6whJ pic.twitter.com/uffcW1TyPS
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 18, 2018
I suspect that MbS will be able to forestall any Trump administration pressure on Khashoggi. The question is what Congress will do then.
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 17, 2018
… Before or after the midterms? Because this sounds like one more really good reason to elect as many Democrats as possible, and turf out these useless GOP enablers.