U.S. gives Saudis \'few more days\' on Khashoggi probe

Fresh from a trip to Saudi Arabia and TURKEY U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo breifed President Trump Thursday on the investigations into the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

Pompeo explaining the Saudis should be given more time to complete its own probe about what happened to the journalist.

(SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO, SAYING: "I told President Trump this morning that we ought to give them a few more days to complete that so that we too have a complete understanding of the facts surrounding that." Pompeo adding that the United States has a long strategic relationship with the Kingdom.

President Trump has said he doesn't want to abandon his ally over the case.

Turkish officials believe Khashoggi - A U.S. resident - was murdered during his consulate appointment on Ocotober 2nd.

Trump has asked Turkey for any audio or video evidence to prove it.

Turkish sources have told Reuters the authorities have an audio recording indicating Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate.

(SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) REUTERS CORRESPONDENT, EMILY WITHER, SAYING: "There hasn't been any official details from Turkish investigators on what evidence they've gathered so far, instead there's been a constant drip of leaked information inside Turkish newspapers.

The gory details of that audio recording layed in the pro-government newspapers Yeni Safak in which they claim the journalist had his fingers severed during the interrogation and his killers later beheaded and dismembered him." Turkish investigators searched the Saudi consulate for a second time as they continued to gather clues about what happened.

The Washingon Post columnist was a critic of Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The paper publishing his last piece before he disappeared in which he calls for free expression in the Arab word.

The case causing a global outcry with countless officials from across the world dropping out of a major investment conference in Riyadh next week.

U.S Treasury Secretary Steven Munchin saying after meeting with Pompeo and Trump he will no longer be attending.