- "I think they did it and unfortunately I think he is deceased," Corker said.
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A top Senate Republican says he believes Saudi Arabia killed Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, putting more pressure on Trump to act
Republican Sen. Bob Corker on Thursday said "there is no question" Saudi Arabia killed Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told CNN reporter Manu Raju "intel points directly" to the Saudis in terms of Khashoggi's recent disappearance.
Republican Sen. Bob Corker on Thursday said that " target="_blank"there is no question" Saudi Arabia killed Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told CNN reporter Manu Raju that "
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"Well, I think that would be hurting us," he said to Fox News on the subject of stopping or reducing arms sales to the Saudis. "I think that would be a very, very tough pill to swallow for our country."
Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month and is feared dead. Turkish officials have accused the Saudis of killing Khashoggi, dismembering his body, and flying it back to Saudi Arabia.
Khashoggi had been writing for The Washington Post and was a US resident. He was often critical of the Saudi government in his writings and left his native country last year amid concerns about crackdowns on dissent.
Saudi Arabia's government has said that claims it's responsible for Khashoggi's disappearance or death are "baseless."
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