Daily Mail: 'There's not a smoking gun, there's a smoking saw': Furious GOP senators led by Lindsay Graham say there's 'zero question' the Saudi crown prince ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi after briefing by CIA boss
* CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed a select group of senators this morning
* Briefing on Jamal Khashoggi's murder comes at the insistence of lawmakers demanding an assessment on the Saudi crown prince's knowledge of the death
* Haspel will now brief ranking Republican and Democratic senators on national security committees in addition to party leadership
* The rank and file are being excluded though and Sen. Rand Paul is up in arms
* Sen. Lindsey Graham was invited but endorsed Paul in a tweet
* Paul accused the White House of selecting who gets to hear from Haspel
Senators left a briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel on Tuesday convinced that the Saudi crown prince was involved in Jamal Khashoggi's murder, in spite of the president's claims that the evidence does not implicate Mohammad bin Salman.
'There's not a smoking gun, there's a smoking saw,' Sen. Lindsey Graham said after the invitation-only briefing that the intelligence agency provided to a handful of senators.
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker told reporters: 'I have zero question in my mind that the crown prince directed the murder … zero question.'
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Saudi crown prince 'ordered, monitored' killing of Khashoggi, Corker says -- CNN
Khashoggi murder: Saudi crown prince crazy, says US senator -- BBC
US senators: we're certain Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi's murder -- The Guardian
Lindsey Graham: I feel 'played,' 'used' by Saudi crown prince -- Washington Examine
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