The son-in-law of a former top Saudi intelligence officer living in Canada is allegedly being held by security forces in Saudi Arabia in an 'act of reprisal' over a lawsuit against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

In recent months, the crown prince has increased pressure on relatives of Saad al-Jabri, including detaining his adult children, to try to force his return to the kingdom from exile in Canada, the former intelligence official’s family say.

Lawmakers accused Saudi Arabia of a litany of misdeeds and criticized its crown prince as going "full gangster."

Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called the briefing “a farce” and said Trump still needs to give Congress an answer.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is likely to meet Afghan Taliban representatives during his visit to Pakistan starting on Sunday, Pakistani government sources said.

“America is not covering up for a murder,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters at the U.S. Embassy in Budapest.

Dennis Horak has first-hand knowledge of the testy relationship between Canada and Saudi Arabia, having been expelled from Riyadh in August amid a diplomatic spat between the two countries.

"He's the leader of Saudi Arabia. They've been a very good ally," Trump said in an interview in the Oval Office.

CIA director Gina Haspel is headed to Capitol Hill to brief Senate leaders on the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

All eyes have been on the Saudi crown prince during the trip, which marks his first major overseas appearance since the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.