White House denies Haspel prevented from briefing Senate on Khashoggi murder

Mike Pompeo and James Mattis are due to give a briefing on Wednesday but there is no sign CIA director will take partThe White House has denied preventing the CIA director, Gina Haspel, from briefing the Senate on the murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi.The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, and the defence secretary, James Mattis, are due to give a briefing on US relations with Saudi Arabia to the entire Senate behind closed doors on Wednesday, ahead of a vote