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That we're hearing. this looks like it was intended to be a death squad. it looks like they served out their purpose. the saudis know what happened. the turks know what happened. the only person claiming he doesn't know what happened is our president. >> so frank, about our president, buried in the new york times a couple days back, an indication, a marker, a warning that the saudis may switch to blaming this on rogue elements. next, we hear of rogue elements that are coming from our president having hung up the phone with the king. do you think anyone in the intelligence community in this cou...

Full-fledged international investigation. and it appears to me that the saudi story, even in the last 24 hours, has been changing to where they may be acknowledging that the journalist, khashoggi, was murdered but somehow presenting the notion that it was rogue elements. i mean, come on, jake. this is actually not some dark room or off some dark, deserted road. this is inside the saudi consulate. and 15 individuals coming over from saudi arabia for what at least appears to be one task only and that was the elimination of mr. khashoggi. >> so you're the vice chair of the senate intelligence com...

Yesterday there appeared to be a break through when reports suggested saudi arabia was going to accept responsibility for khashoggi murder. they were apparently going to say it was an accident that happened during interrogation carried out by rogue elements of the intelligence agency. that statement hasn't come through yet. that's what we are waiting for. if that was true, that would be the break through we are all waiting for. >> dana: benjamin, what is the latest with the investigation? >> reporter: well, also some news there. just in the last couple hours, turkish authorities have been sayi...

Persons of interest who arrived in country the same day that jamal khashoggi did go missing. if the saudis do, in fact, come out with this statement, this could be their way of distancing themselves from what happened. and then, of course, what we don't know is what sort of burden of responsibility. whether or not individuals within the consulate itself will also be among those that saudi arabia decides to end up holding responsible. there had been prior to the announcement of this, some speculation. and we heard president trump speculating about this, as well, that perhaps there would be this...

The diplomatic opening. senator, thank you so much. what is your takeaway? what could be going on here? >> first of all, andrea, thank you for shedding light on this story. i've long been involved with its efforts. i'm leaving the bill. safety of our diplomats is our number one priority. you know how they risk their lives every day going to serve our country overseas. so i want to know who did it. it could be rogue elements, it could be another country, we don't know that. so my whole focus is, one, continue this investigation to figure out what's going on, but we cannot completely derail the ...