WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US senators have called on President Donald Trump to accept the findings of the CIA about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
US Senator Richard Blumenthal said Trump should accept the undisputed conclusion of the intelligence agency that the Saudi crown prince was guilty of the brutal killing of Khashoggi.
"There should be consequences for the killing of Khashoggi," Blumenthal said in a tweet on Twitter. He called for sanctions, a trial and the removal of Mohammed bin Salman instead of continuing to cover up Trump, the senator said.
For his part, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Korker that everything indicates that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman is the order to kill Jamal Khashoggi.
He added that the Trump administration should arrive at a credible determination of responsibility before Mohammed bin Salman executed those who appeared to have carried out his orders.
The New York Times on Friday expressed concern that "the truth in Khashoggi's death would never be reached if Saudi Arabia executed the key witnesses in the case."
The US media reported that the CIA had concluded that the Saudi Crown Prince had ordered the killing of his fellow journalist.
The Washington Post, the first news agency to report on the agency's conclusion, said the CIA had seen various intelligence information, including a contact between Riyadh's ambassador to the United States, Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Khashoggi, Visited the consulate in Istanbul to extract the necessary papers and gave him assurances and assurances that it would be safe.
According to sources familiar with the communication, it is not clear whether Khalid bin Salman contacted the request of his brother the Crown Prince or not.
The newspaper added - according to the same sources - that the conclusion of the CIA was also based on its assessment of the role played by Mohammed bin Salman in the Kingdom, where he considers him the de facto ruler and supervisor of all things, no matter how small.