Chaffetz on Khashoggi: ‘The Saudis Have Been Totally Wrong on This Every Single Step of the Way’

‘It’s almost laughable to suggest that a spontaneous brawl broke out’

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CHAFFETZ: “There are some that want to try to displace the current crown prince, given his young age in his 30s. I think there are some that are trying to take advantage of that. But nevertheless, the Saudis have been totally wrong on this every single step of the way. It’s almost laughable to suggest that a spontaneous brawl broke out and that somehow it is 18 versus 1. And that I think the president and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have taken the right tempered 'let's learn' approach. The CIA director is the one that has the cards. She’s going to know what's happening. And it’s a tough, tough decision that goes to the president about how far you take this in making sure that there is some degree of accountability, even though it’s not a -- a U.S. person, what degree of accountability are we going to hold Saudi Arabia too?”

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