Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell denounced the role of Saudi Arabia in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling it “abhorrent” — and said that it deserves a congressional response.
Breaking with the president, who has said that the CIA had made no conclusions about whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the death, McConnell said that the intelligence agency has “basically certified” Saudi involvement at the highest levels.
“What obviously happened — is basically certified by the CIA — is completely abhorrent to everything the United States holds dear and stands for in the world,” McConnell told reporters Tuesday afternoon. “So some kind of response to that certainly would be in order and we’re discussing what the appropriate response should be.”
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