While President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Arabias new statement confirming that journalist Jamal Khashoggi is indeed dead, blaming some kind of physical altercation in the kingdoms consulate in Turkey, others in Washington and beyond expressed their stunned incredulity.
Saudi leaders had initially denied any part in the Washington Post columnists Oct. 2 disappearance. Intent on protecting the top tiers of the royal family, they had reportedly discussed blaming the incident on an interrogation accidentally gone wrong .
According to the kingdoms official explanation, the dissident journalist was strangled in a fistfight involving 15 men sent to confront him.
Asked whether he thought the story was credible, Trump said, I do . He hailed the new information as a good first step.
Many others disagreed.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said the explanation was preposterous and called for U.S. action against the Saudis.
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Americas moral compass has come completely unmoored if we dont take action, Murphy said in a tweet.
For two weeks, Saudi Arabia has been lying to the world, telling us that Jamal was alive when they knew, the whole time, he was dead.
The new explanation is preposterous, and Americas moral compass has come completely unmoored if we dont take action.
For two weeks, Saudi Arabia has been lying to the world, telling us that Jamal was alive when they knew, the whole time, he was dead.
Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 20, 2018
The new explanation is preposterous, and Americas moral compass has come completely unmoored if we dont take action.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) felt the story was insulting . His colleague Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said it defied credibility and common sense.
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defy credibility & common sense. No way should the world wait 30 days for a Saudi whitewash or cover up. U.S. must call for an international investigation that holds accountable all responsiblenot just Crown Prince's fall guys.
Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) October 19, 2018
Like many on Twitter, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) wondered why the crew of men sent to meet Khashoggi at the consulate would bring a bone saw with them. Turkish officials claim that Khashoggi was tortured, murdered and dismembered with a bone saw by a hit squad sent from Riyadh under government orders.
The Saudi Arabia story that Khashoggi would get into a fist fight with up to 18 Saudis, many of whom are trained killers, is ridiculous on its face.
Oh, and there's that whole bone saw thing. https://t.co/k9hrIJAQRU
The Saudi Arabia story that Khashoggi would get into a fist fight with up to 18 Saudis, many of whom are trained killers, is ridiculous on its face.
Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 19, 2018
Oh, and there's that whole bone saw thing. https://t.co/k9hrIJAQRU
Similarly, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, wondered why anyone would start a fistfight with 15 people likely out to kill him.
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The claim that Khashoggi was killed while brawling with 15 men dispatched from Saudi Arabia is not at all credible. If he was fighting with those sent to capture or kill him, it was for his life.
The Kingdom must be held to account. If Administration doesnt lead, Congress must.
The claim that Khashoggi was killed while brawling with 15 men dispatched from Saudi Arabia is not at all credible. If he was fighting with those sent to capture or kill him, it was for his life.
Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) October 19, 2018
The Kingdom must be held to account. If Administration doesnt lead, Congress must.
Members of Trumps own party didnt buy the Saudi narrative, either.
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) complained that the explanation for Khashoggis disappearance continues to change with each passing day, so we should not assume their latest holds water. He called for an independent U.S. investigation.
NEW from @SenBobCorker regarding Saudi claims on #JamalKhashoggi: pic.twitter.com/KJqc33SYWK
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claims on #JamalKhashoggi : pic.twitter.com/KJqc33SYWK
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) scoffed at the latest version of events.
To say that I am skeptical of the new Saudi narrative about Mr. Khashoggi is an understatement, he said over Twitter, where he questioned how this could happen without Saudi Arabias crown prince Mohammad bin Salmans knowledge.
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lieu","slug":"ted-lieu","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/ted-lieu","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/ted-lieu","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/ted-lieu"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/ted-lieu"},{"name":"saudi","slug":"saudi","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/saudi","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/saudi","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/saudi"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/saudi"},{"name":"crown prince mohammed bin salman","slug":"crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["\r\n\r\n","\r\n\r\n","\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false,"enhancements":{}}">First we were told Mr. Khashoggi supposedly left the consulate and there was blanket denial of any Saudi involvement. Now, a fight breaks out and hes killed in the consulate, all without knowledge of Crown Prince.
Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) October 19, 2018
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) simply ignored the Saudi explanation and jumped right to calling for severe sanctions against the kingdom, urging a halt to all military sales, aid and cooperation.
The Washington Posts global opinions editor, Karen Attiah, who worked with Khashoggi, called the Saudi statement almost insulting.
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She, like many, wondered what happened to the journalists body.
2 weeks later, and this is the best explanation they could give? Its almost insulting. But here goes:
1) Then what happened to the body?
2) Why did officials lie say and he left the consulate?
3) What evidence do they have to support that there was a fistfight? #Khashoggi https://t.co/SMZiV51sz1
2 weeks later, and this is the best explanation they could give? Its almost insulting. But here goes:
Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) October 20, 2018
1) Then what happened to the body?
2) Why did officials lie say and he left the consulate?
3) What evidence do they have to support that there was a fistfight? #Khashoggi https://t.co/SMZiV51sz1
Global leaders were dissatisfied with the kingdoms version of events, too.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the narrative amounted to an assault on democratic freedoms, demanding that the facts of the case be cleared up. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen both indicated they would support an independent investigation like the one proposed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Guterres called for a prompt, thorough, transparent probe into Khashoggis death.
The United Kingdoms Foreign Office said it was considering its next steps and those responsible must be held to account.
The last person to see Khashoggi alive before he entered the Saudi consulate to obtain marriage documents his fiancee, Hatice Cengiz posted a brief note to Twitter about her would-be husband after the kingdom confirmed his death.
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God have mercy on you my love Jamal, and may you rest in Paradise, Cengiz wrote.
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Sara Boboltz contributed to this report.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article said Richard Blumenthal is a senator representing Oregon. He is a senator representing Connecticut.
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