Here s everything we know about the troubling disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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A Saudi Arabian journalist is missing and Turkish authorities believe he was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

Jamal Khashoggi, 59, a Saudi reporter who's often been critical of the Saudi Arabian government, entered the consulate last Tuesday but hasn't been seen since.

Saudi Arabia claims Khashoggi left the consulate and rejects claims he was killed, but has provided no evidence to back up this assertion.

The Turkish government is demanding the Saudis prove Khashoggi left the consulate.

US intelligence may have known about a Saudi plot to capture Khashoggi prior to his disappearance.

US President Donald Trump has shifted from expressing concern about the case to defending the Saudi leadership.

Trump said it would be a "tough pill to swallow" to stop arms sales to the Saudis as punishment for Khashoggi's disappearance.

A bipartisan group of senators invoked a law requiring Trump to investigation Khashoggi's disappearance.

Last Thursday, it was reported Turkey's government had told US officials it has audio and video recordings suggesting a team of Saudis "interrogated, tortured, and then murdered" Khashoggi.

Trump on Monday said King Salman denied any involvement in Khashoggi's disappearance.

Trump also suggested "rogue killers" could be responsible.

Saudi Arabia is prepared to release a report claiming Khashoggi was killed as part of a botched investigation, CNN reported on Monday.

A high-level Turkish official on Tuesday said police who entered the consulate found "certain evidence" Khashoggi was killed there, AP reports.

Turkish officials reportedly shared details of an audio recording with the US and Saudi Arabia amid the ongoing investigation.

The recording allegedly illustrates Khashoggi was beaten, drugged, and ultimately killed in the Saudi consul general's office, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Trump on Tuesday said the criticism against Saudi Arabia is another case of "guilty until proven innocent."

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss the case with the Saudis.

Pompeo said the Saudis pledged to conduct :a thorough, transparent, and timely investigation."

A Saudi Arabian journalist is missing and Turkish authorities believe he was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

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