“I think this makes it much for difficult for [Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman] to sustain his singular focus on Iran because the actions he is condemning there, he himself is perpetrating.”

“Brutal violence happens relatively frequently in Saudi Arabia, but the victims tend to be anonymous. Jamal was not anonymous. He was a writer and journalist for The Washington Post… It humanizes him as a victim in a way [others] aren’t.”

“Even if the Trump administration exonerates the Saudis, Congress is saying it is prepared to press this issue publicly.”

“[E]ven if some in the administration were to hope that this incident would kind of smooth over and go away, I don’t think that’s likely to be possible because of the strong reaction from leading members of Congress and senators from each party.”