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Article snippet: Sen. MORE (R-Tenn.) said Saturday that he believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month. “Everything points to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, MbS, ordering @washingtonpost journalist Jamal #Khashoggi's killing," Corker, the outgoing chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tweeted. "The Trump administration should make a credible determination of responsibility before MbS executes the men who apparently carried out his orders,” he added, using the initials for the crown prince. Corker's comments come after reports emerged Friday night that the CIA has determined the crown prince ordered the murder of Khashoggi as part of his crackdown on dissent. telling reporters he planned to speak with the agency later in the day. “As of this moment, we were told that he did not play a role, we’re gonna have to find out what they say," Trump said. Corker has emerged as a leading voice calling for the White House to punish Saudi Arabia for its involvement in the killing of Khashoggi, who was a columnist for The Washington Post. "I have a lot of concerns about the trajectory that Saudi Arabia is on right now, and I think a price needs to be paid," Corker said in a statement Thursday. Saudi Arabia has offered shifting explanations for the journalist's disappearance inside its consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 and on Friday denied details of the CIA assessment as reported by the Post. Khashogg... Link to the full article to read more