Turks say they have audio and video of Khashoggi's murder.

[The_jackalope]

Turks tell U.S. officials they have audio and video recordings that support conclusion Khashoggi was killed

The Turkish government has told U.S. officials that it has audio and video recordings that prove Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul this month, according to U.S. and Turkish officials.

The recordings show that a Saudi security team detained Khashoggi in the consulate after he walked in Oct. 2 to obtain an official document before his upcoming wedding, then killed him and dismembered his body, the officials said.

The audio recording in particular provides some of the most persuasive and gruesome evidence that the Saudi team is responsible for Khashoggi’s death, the officials said.

This could turn into a big deal, depending on who does what with it.

[2naSalit]

1. Ruh roh

[LenaBaby61]

28. Unfortunately...

tRumps not going to pay a price for this

Just like he's not gonna pay a big price for "rallying" during deadly hurricane Michael, or for much of anything insane, reckless or lawless that he does.

[democratisphere]

2. The Saudi Arabian barbarians need punishment commensurate with their

heinous outrageous act. All out war is too good for these scumbags!

[Initech]

12. I'd personally rather see them go bankrupt!

Seeing the uber wealthy Arab sheiks live in poverty like those who suffer under them would be a just punishment!

[GusBob]

3. Trumps quotes in that article are ridiculous

"What happened is a terrible thing, assuming that happened " huh? What the fuck does that mean?

"I mean, maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised, but somehow I tend to doubt it"

Somehow? Jesus this guy is stupid!

[Igel]

6. Quality of the evidence.

For all the "incredibly high and well-placed people say", what they're saying is, "We were told that this is what's on the tapes. By who? By the Turks. But while we're telling you that we absolutely know what's on the tapes, we're really just trusting the Turks' portrayal. No word if we'll ever actually see the tapes. What? You doubt that the Turks speak only truth?"

[dawg day]

27. Now come on. You know, "Tapes aren't reliable!"

After all, the Access Hollywood tape!
Lester Holt interview!

All FAKE!

[David__77]

13. Actually he's good at non-answers.

It’s a skill. His non-answers don’t occur to me as crude ones given by politicians, instead as a bit bumbling. I think they effectively achieve their purpose with many people.

[GusBob]

15. Yes, I guess

But to say something like : "somehow, I tend to doubt it" is just, I don't know, being stupid on purpose. Or purposely vague

I think he saw/heard the evidence himself, or our intelligence agencies have and told him about it, and he is trying to cast dispersions and muddy the waters to protect 110 billion arms deal

[Grasswire2]

4. ...depending on why US didn't warn him of the danger, which is protocol.

....and depending on what Jared might have had to do with not warning him.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

18. This is what deeply troubles me

When our intel agencies receive this kind of advance knowledge, it is their MORAL OBLIGATION to warn the target.

FFS, no less than the FBI warned John Gotti that he was being set up for a hit by another Family.

How did they NOT warn this man ?

[Grasswire2]

21. tonight Nicholas Kristoff was with Brian Williams and I heard something chilling.

Something about the possibility that Jared gave the Saudi prince a list of his enemies and Koshoggi was on that list. OR.....it might have been that the Saudi prince gave Jared a list of HIS enemies and Koshoggi was on it.

Anyone have the details of this?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

24. There has been chatter to the extent that Jared, in desperate straits for money,

Gave the Saudis classified material about their enemies, and the Crown Prince gave Jared enough cash to bail him out on the upcoming debt on the property at 666 Fifth avenue.

I just don't understand how an Orthodox Jew would collude with the Wahabi Saudis, who would wipe Israel off the map in a nano.

I guess money really does grease all wheels. How reprehensible.

[Grasswire2]

26. there are other factors, too.

The business when Jared went suddenly there for a couple of days and many enemies of the Crown Prince were what -- deposed?

The fact that Saudis buy Trump real estate.

That bidness with the Yemen blockade and Jared's alleged involvement.

Something's really dirty.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

29. The whole story does NOT pass the smell test.

I fear that when all is revealed, we will find out the US Advisers (Kirchner) sold out this journalist to the Saudis so that they could silence him, and remove his name from the enemies list. I just don't think anyone thought that the Saudis would do the unprecedented and kill him on Embassy grounds, then dismember him and remove him from the building.

This - depending on how Erdogan handles it - could become a real flash point over there. The tensions between the prinicipals are already at an all time high. Powder keg tense.

[Grasswire2]

30. I have family members who've been planning to go to Turkey next year -- tourism.

Last week even the State Dept has been warning against travel there. Before this mess.

[womanofthehills]

34. Malcolm Nance just said President would have been warned by intelligence within 5 minutes

of getting the info. Also, Turkey now saying he was tortured.

[lostnfound]

5. Folks, this man was a lawful U.S. permanent resident and WASHINGTON POST columnist.

As Chris Hayes’s guest just pointed out, this is happening while our president makes statements about the media being “the enemy of the people”.

[dalton99a]

7. Khashoggi was wearing an Apple Watch

[Haggis for Breakfast]

19. Now ask yourself

W H Y would the Saudis bring a forensics expert to the Embassy ?

This man is dead.

[Tavarious Jackson]

8. I hope dems in the house get to the bottom of this

This has been my mail concern for the last week. Trump is destroying who we are as a nation

[Kajun Gal]

11. Nobody will do anything. Dems or repubs. Sad, indeed, but true.

[Satch59]

9. Does this mean that Trump and the congress know this?

Is this why Sen Murphy is putting out a bill tomorrow to heavily sanction or stop arms deals?

If so, Trump's comments are telling along with being heartless...of course.

This is so brutal...

[Kajun Gal]

10. This is bad. Very bad. For journalists everywhere. And bad for Kush...

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

14. I'm sure Trump will make sure we get to the bottom of this story

He would probably like to know how they did it so he can try the same thing here.

[Judi Lynn]

32. That's one hideous photo, isn't it? They look insane. Looks like a film done with crappy actors. n/t

[DesertRat]

16. Horrific

“You can hear his voice and the voices of men speaking Arabic...You can hear how he was interrogated, tortured and then murdered."

[Baitball Blogger]

17. I'm guessing they were listening through his phone.

[Grasswire2]

22. It isn't that long ago, is it, that Trump was bragging about how many millions of dollars...

...the Saudis were paying him for real estate? How he couldn't diss them because of that lucrative relationship?

[rufus dog]

23. 1. The Turks aren't our friends

2. The claims are likely true.

1+2 = 3. The Russians, Turks, and Saudies are working together to rip apart our Democracy.

They get to brutally control their own and also tear apart the greatest threat to their ability to brutally control their own.

[Xolodno]

25. Have to disagree a bit...

The Turks, Saudis and Iranians are not friends. With that said...

This was a chance for Turkey to stick it to the Saudi's and the USA. Why the USA? Our refusal to hand over a cleric and our sanctions on Turkey. And who knows, Erdogan was warned by Moscow about a coup attempt in the works, who wants to bet the USA was implicated in some way, anywhere from being a sponsor to knowing about it and refusing to pass on the information.

And true, the Turks haven't exactly done us any favors, they are a cold war relic. Accepted into NATO for the only purpose that Turkey didn't want to become a Satellite State, along with having a dire history with the Russian and Ottoman Empire's, and we wanted another strategic border region with the Soviet Union. If anything, more likely to see war break out between two NATO members, Turkey and Greece.

Bottom line, Ankara just made us look really bad in the international community. We are nation that trumpets free press...and ain't doing jack shit, and possibly helped, get a journalist killed because of his outspoken opinions. Our "President's" response, no sanctions because;

1. Military Arms deal that benefits the USA...particularly red states.

2. It's becoming obvious, Saudi's bail out Kushner, he supplies them a hit list.

This will be obvious to the rest of the world....and there goes our credibility, yet again. The "worlds greatest democracy" is a corrupt sham.

And what scares me, Erdogan, Putin, et. al. may actually be right about that.

[roamer65]

31. The Turks have sided with the Qataris.

This will inflame the situation greatly.

[DFW]

33. At some point, a LOT of embassies will start getting nervous--or should, anyway

The Turks have tapes from INSIDE another country's embassy on their soil?

If they are taping goings on inside the Saudi embassy, I have news for you: they are taping our embassy, the Russian embassy, and they embassy of every European country as well.

[womanofthehills]

35. Also, Malcolm Nance said Trump lied - no billions of dollars deal

He said there is no actual deal.

There was a projected deal with Obama but only a small percentage of that deal ever went thru.

Malcolm Nance
?Verified account @MalcolmNance
7h7 hours ago

BIGGER STORY: US Intelligence has a special FLASH communications reporting network designed to inform President of critical intelligence within 5 minutes of recognition. If @washingtonpost reports are right Trump’s been lying to us about Kashoggi since Day One.

Malcolm Nance
?Verified account @MalcolmNance

HOLY COW! Turks had the consulate wired & heard the murder. ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ : Turks tell U.S. officials they have audio and video recordings that support conclusion Khashoggi was killed.

Malcolm Nance Retweeted
Karen Attiah
?Verified account @KarenAttiah
6h6 hours ago

“You can hear his voice and the voices of men speaking Arabic,” this person said. “You can hear how he was interrogated, tortured and then murdered.” Turks tell U.S. officials they have audio and video recordings of #Khashoggi's killing: https://wapo.st/2IVosPn?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.1dcef5c85f82 … #JusticeForJamal