senator paul saying i have no doubt the saudi prince did this. taking on their president with this resolution. manu, the outrage in congress obviously reaching a fever pitch. reporter: yeah, bipartisan group of senators pushing to get a deal they can get on the floor as soon as next week to go after saudi arabia. both symbolically and they re trying to essentially expand arm sales between the united states and the saudi kingdom. they want to pull back u.s. involvement in the saudi led war in yemen, and they also want to potentially slap the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman with sanctions. now, this causes the trump administration of course has pushed back on this. but after the cia brief to key senators yesterday, it was clear as ever to these senators that the crown prince was directly involved in this. and bob corker just told me
moments ago, erin, that the presentation haspel gave was the most precise presentation he has been a part of in 12 years in the united states senate. yesterday he said after that presentation a jury would convict mohammed bin salman within 30 minutes. but today he corrected that and said actually within 20 minutes a jury would convict mohammed bin salman if they knew the evidence the cia had. still, the trump administration pushing back saying they have not seen that direct link. corker today saying no one with a straight face seeing the evidence can reach that same conclusion. we ll see what republicans and democrats decide to do as soon as next week, pushing back on saudi arabia and the white house. pretty stunning, manu. you say 20 minutes and yet here we are, the president of the united states days and days, weeks and weeks still standing behind the crown prince. thanks, manu. and out front now the democratic
moments ago. holding the saudi crown prince of saudi arabia personally accountable for among other things, quote, the abhorrent and unjustified killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. it is a stunning rebuke by president trump led by republican senators including marco rubio who tells cnn tonight, quote, there s no doubt the saudi crown pirince was involved in khashoggi s murder. and we have learned they re deeply angered and frustrated tonight at the president s response to the murder. that response adds up to a cover-up. he strongly denies it, he vehemently denies it. i hate the cover-up, and i will tell you this, the crown prince hates it more than i do. more than i do. well, at this point they re both in on it. and trump s republican allies have had it. here s senator corker speaking to our manu raju today.
or it might validate his accusers accounts. republican senator lisa murkowski made the same point to our manu raju today. should there be a full fbi investigation into these allegations from kavanaugh s past? well, it would sure it would sure clear up all the questions, wouldn t it? but the white house will not ask the fbi to investigate. there is going to be a senate hearing, but only christine blasey ford, the accuser, and kavanaugh are testifying. no subpoena for mark judge, the only witness named by christine blasey ford. no testimony by the polygraph expert who tested for it or by trauma experts as ford has asked. and the senate judiciary committee is going to vote on kavanaugh just a day after the hearing. they already set it, put it on the schedule. why the rush, though?
we will we won t know unless there is an investigation, and that s the whole point of it, right? when bill cosby was initially accused, many people for many years could not believe it. the women s accounts were questioned. it took a very long time and a lot of investigating and multiple proceedings before there was a verdict as to the truth of what really happened. this is what you need when you want to determine a finding of fact. and legal experts like our jeffrey toobin, well, they point out that s what s missing in what s being planned in washington for thursday. a real investigation. it might get us closer to the truth, to the facts. it might clear judge kavanaugh, or it might validate his accusers accounts. republican senator lisa murkowski made the same point to our manu raju today. should there be a full fbi investigation into these allegations from kavanaugh s past?