The Case Of Jamal Khashoggi -- News Updates October 17, 2018

Daily Mail: Trump casts doubt on audio of Jamal Khashoggi's last known minutes, saying he will ask for it 'if it exists,' and refuses to say if FBI will aid in a murder probe

* Trump cast new doubt on claims that an audio tape of Jamal Khashoggi's death exists on Wednesday, telling reporters that he hasn't heard it if it does
* Said he'd be asking his secretary of state about it when he returns from Turkey
* Mike Pompeo refused to comment on the reported existence of the tape as he spoke to reporters, admitting only that Khashoggi was clearly missing
* Trump had not moved on the topic on Wednesday after saying a day prior that he'd spoken to Saudi crown prince
* Says Mohammed bin Salman 'totally denied' knowledge of the disappearance
* 'Here we go again with you're... guilty until proven innocent,' Trump told the Associated Press, adding: 'We just went through that with Justice Kavanaugh'
* Call followed a meeting between Mike Pompeo and the Saudi leader in Riyadh
* A report on Tuesday said that Khashoggi was tortured and dismembered alive over a seven-minute period by a squad of Saudi assassins
* The audio reportedly exists but it apparently hasn't been obtained by the U.S.
* Trump has urged senators not to act hastily, because of an arms deal he says would cost American companies money and workers jobs

President Donald Trump cast new doubt on claims that an audio tape of Jamal Khashoggi's death exists on Wednesday, telling reporters that he hasn't heard it if it does.

He said in the Oval Office it's 'gonna be the first question I ask' when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returns from his fact-finding mission in the Middle East.

'We have asked for it, if it exists,' Trump said. 'I'm not sure yet that it exists, probably does, possibly does.'

The president refused to tell a journalist whether or not the FBI is involved in the disappearance of the Virginia resident after noting that Khashoggi is not a U.S. citizen.

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The Case Of Jamal Khashoggi -- News Updates October 17, 2018

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Turkish investigators enter Saudi consul's Istanbul residence -- Al Jazeera
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