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After CIA's Khashoggi briefing, GOP senators say it's clear Saudi crown prince was complicit

WASHINGTON - After a closed-door CIA briefing about the slaying of U.S. resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi, key Senate Republicans sharply contradicted President Donald Trump on Tuesday and said there was no question that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman orchestrated the killing.

Senators said the briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel contrasted sharply with one last week by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, who echoed Trump's position that it was unclear whether the crown prince was personally involved with or aware of the slaying.

"If (the crown prince) went in front of

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