During her secret visit to Turkey this week, CIA Director Gina Haspel listened to audio that Turkey says captured Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi's murder by Saudi agents inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, The Washington Post reports, citing people familiar with her meetings. A source familiar with the audio told the Post it is "compelling" and could increase pressure on the Trump administration to hold the Saudis accountable. Congress could also ask Haspel to brief members on the audio recording.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, or MBS, called Khashoggi's death a "heinous crime" on Wednesday, but Turkey, U.S. lawmakers, and even President Trump are increasingly skeptical of his denial of involvement in the operation. "How should a real investigation in Saudi Arabia work when one of the main suspects is the crown prince MBS?" a Turkish senior official told the Post. "He is one of the suspects. Members of his royal guard were part of the killing squad. The U.S. nor the rest of the world should really accept this."
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