GOP/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A leading Republican senator said Thursday [10-11-18] that he believes Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and that ‘there is no question the Saudis did this.’ Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker told CNN that the ‘intel points directly’ to Saudi Arabia for the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and said the Saudis need to “produce” the 59-year-old father of four to dispel concerns…South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a hawkish Republican who has counted himself a strong supporter of Saudi Arabia, said on CNN’s ‘Erin Burnett OutFront’ Thursday evening that it looked ‘increasingly likely’ Khashoggi was dead and ‘all the indicators’ pointed to Saudi Arabia…The comments from the top Republican voices highlight a growing tension between Congress, which is calling for action on Khashoggi, and the White House, where President Donald Trump has indicated he’s aware of Saudi responsibility but signaled that he’s unwilling to take punitive steps, particularly ending arms sales to the kingdom because of the US jobs they generate.”
–Nicole Gaouette, Manu Raju and Veronica Stracqualursi, “Khashoggi was murdered, Saudis did it, leading Republican says,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, October 11, 2018 11:58 pm