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A choke hold strangling him to death. two high ranking officials have also been implicated by saudi arabia. the first, a man who is a two star military general, trained in the u.s. and the u.k. a former spokesman for the saudi-led war in yemen, very high-profile and a major figure in saudi intelligence. the second is a senior aide and media advisor to mohammed bin salman himself, the crown prince. he has claimed to have kept this from the prince to give them total deniability. the saudis now say...

Hes always turning the page. >> are a lot of allies and conservative media who have been sliming khashoggi, saying he has -- hes hung around with terrorists back years ago, things that are just outlandish. >> like he should have been killed. >> but that is where we are right now. everything breaks along this partisan divide. youre hearing republicans in congress, allies of the administration like lindsey graham talking very tough about this. they are not singing from the same sheet of music as t...

Suspect pictured by the turkish c.c.t.v. flying in to istanbul and arriving at the consulate before khashoggi and leaving shortly afterwards. what they are saying about what happened in the consulate. the statement says a discussion between khashoggi and the people who met him while at the consulate led to a fight and a clash with hands resulting in his death. remember, we have had so many report of bone sore, fingers torn off and torture. this is one way of saudi arabia trying to pull back from...

Many doubt saudi is able to conduct a neutral investigation. >> there is no doubt that where the failure to conduct an investigation into the disappearance of jamal khashoggi, the findings would not be credible in any way. they cannot be credible. >> one other name that crops up, is al asirri, a two-star general and vice president of saudi intelligence. growing reports he may have been the man that ordered the intel gauges and rumor suggests they may be planning on pinning the blame on him. and ...

Iran does bad things too. hi, is saying that. its a what argument. there. >> are a lot of allies and conservative media who have been sliming khashoggi, saying he has -- hes hung around with terrorists back years ago, things that are just outlandish. >> like he should have been killed. >> but that is where we are right now. everything breaks along this partisan divide. youre hearing republicans in congress, allies of the administration like lindsey graham talking very tough about this. they are ...

Right now and was never seen to emerge. even though his fiancee was waiting for him outside. turkish officials have said time and time again that they believe he was murdered inside the consulate, that he was interrogated, tortured, his body dismembered. the saudis until now have been saying they dont know what happened to him, until now. a short while ago, the saudi state television quoting a state prosecutor said that khashoggi did in fact go into the consulate. we all know that. but they say ...

Iran. the trump administration took a hard turn back toward the line with saudi arabia. theyre the two opposite poles in the middle east for a large part of the policies there, and we know the president doesnt like reneging on people he likes even when popular opinion says he should. hes the president who said i believe putin when he said he didnt meddle in the election. we may not see the president sanction people like this, and this is all part of giving him an excuse. >> lets deal with one of...

Hes claimed to be saudi intelligence. hes been seen with the crown prince on one international tour. and now newspapers puts him at the consulate the day of khaishoggis disappearance, apparently entering hours before khaishoggi himself. one high-ranking name, general asiri. he served as a saudi spokesman in yemen. he trained in the u.k. and the u.s. hes a v.p. of saudi intelligence. reports now suggesting he may have been the one that ordered the interrogation of khaishoggi. that was the narrati...

All smiles and hand shakes for the cameras. but apparently, it was very different when the cameras were not in the room. >> sources tell cnns jamie gangel that pompeo told the crown prince directly to his face, he better own the khashoggi outrage, or else. for that part, the turks are still leaking evidence purporting to connect saudi intelligence and by extension the government and the crown prince to the horrific torture and murder of the saudi dissident journalist. we begin with caitlkaitlan ...

Terms of this investigation. we have some new photos that have been released. it could be very significant. where do things stand at this hour? >> yes, poppy. those photos you refer to are four cctv photos published in a turkish newspaper this morning which show one man who is a kernel in saudi intelligence. somebody who traveled with crown prince mohammed bin salman to the united states, to the uk, and is a member of his elite protection force. it shows him going into the saudi consulate here i...