This was supposed to be a new saudi government that was supposed to be reforming, opening up transparency, moderating islam and see Something Like this could be real set back. Turkish officials have provided seven of the passports from saudis thought to have carried out the crime. They claim the men arrived on october 2nd. Thats the same day khashoggi entered the saudi consulate in turkey never to be seen again. Among the 15 is saudi diplomat and Intelligence Officer with close ties to the crown prince. Hes pictured in this photo taken back in april when the saudi prince visited houston, texas. Also list seconddegreeed is a t known for rapid autopsies. Its believed he traveled to turkey with a bone saw. They suggest the death was premeditated. The International Community has wasted no time expressing their concern over the matter. The g7 Foreign Ministers included statement calling for the punishment. The saudis have found one defender in President Trump. Earlier he suggested that sanc
A Senate Committee over Sexual Assault allegation. What degree of certainty do you believe british capital. One hundred one hundred percent. Of this charge. High drama in washington d. C. Voltage to look at what impact the testimony has had on the nomination. Im going to thank you for joining us german chancellor Angela Merkel and turkish president. Have taken the first step in repairing their fractured relationship at a joint press conference in berlin metal admitted that differences between the two countries remain but she said she is hopeful they can find Common Ground addressing the issue of german nationals imprisoned in turkey the chancellor stated she hopes for a swift resolution she said she hoped the two countries differences could be overcome. Everybody will if we know where our relationship particularly in recent years have seen some profound differences which still exist today mainly this is to do with the question. About the rule of law the freedom of the media. And we are
Were back now live from istanbul for more coverage on that investigation into the disappearance of the saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He was once considered a loyal insider and became a critic of the crown prince. Anderson cooper takes a look at bin salman and how much power he wields in the cumulative country. Hes crown prince mohamed bin is salman. Bin salman was known for his ambition and for having his eye on the throne, but his cousin was next in line so in june last year his cousin was reportedly summoned to the palace and told to surrender his position as the crown prince. Late last year nbs issued a crackdown. Some were held against their will at the ritz carlton in riyadh while they negotiations billions in payments to the government. When asked about it on 60 minutes the prince denied it was a power grab. Translator if i have the power and the king has the power to take action against influential people, then you are already fundamentally strong. These are naive accusation
Served as Senior Adviser to president george w. Bush. Karl, thank you for coming in. So describe the comeback, what evidence do you see for it . Well, i was suggesting that in addition to increase in republican enthusiasm and likelihood to vote thats been mirrored in a number of polls for after kavanaugh that this was actually starting before kavanaugh, if you looked at some of the individual state polls, for example, in tennessee up through labor day democrat led in 5 of 6 statewide polls, since labor day republican candidate Marsha Blackburn has led 4 to 5 polls conducted. My suggestion was that there was other things going on just besides kavanaugh and the other thing important beside natural increase in republican enthusiasm was the quality of individual republican campaigns. If you look at it particularly in the house since september, North Carolina 13, representative, ohio with steve, ohio 12 with troy, new jersey 3 with tom mcarthur, virginia 2 with scott taylor, florida with ca
If that sounds like a new and significant development, it is. Heres why, very simply. First, this is the first criminal charges for election interference in 2018. Youre hearing the right. What youre seeing on your screen, this is happening. Second, the defendant, a russian named elana kushinova has linked to putin and was posing as an american to try to trick voters in our country. Third, this ongoing effort doesnt just repeat 2016 tactics with those attacks on american politicians. It also includes attacks on the very probe into those 2016 tactics with public criticism designed to trick americans into having trust issues, you might say, with bob mueller. Well get into that in a moment. The new charges come from the doj, not the special counsel. And the charges are Sowing Division and discord in the political system, creating and amplifying a divisive social media and trying to elect particular candidates. That echoes what we have seen before. I want to be clear as we unpack all of thi