1/ Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman will support a “thorough, transparent, and timely investigation� into the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. Trump, meanwhile, tweeted that Bin Salman “totally denied any knowledge of what took place in their Turkish Consulate.� Trump sent Pompeo to Saudi Arabia as the kingdom was preparing to acknowledge that Khashoggi died at the consulate as a result of an interrogation that went wrong. (Politico / Reuters / New York Times)

Just spoke with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia who totally denied any knowledge of what took place in their Turkish Consulate. He was with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...

...during the call, and told me that he has already started, and will rapidly expand, a full and complete investigation into this matter. Answers will be forthcoming shortly.

2/ Trump said that Saudi Arabia being blamed for the disappearance Khashoggi is “another case of “guilty until proven innocent.� Trump has vowed “severe punishment� if the Saudis killed Khashoggi, but he’s also speculated that “rogue killers� could be responsible. Trump added: “We just went through that with Justice Kavanaugh and he was innocent all the way as far as I’m concerned.� (Associated Press / Wall Street Journal)

3/ The body of Jamal Khashoggi was cut into pieces after he was killed two weeks ago at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a Turkish official. Saudi Arabia has insisted that Khashoggi left the building alive, but police searching the Saudi Consulate found evidence that Khashoggi was killed there. An autopsy specialist carrying a bone saw was among 15 Saudi operatives who flew in and out of Istanbul the day Khashoggi disappeared. (CNN / New York Times / Associated Press)