Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is heard screaming after his attackers. It's called a traitor in the recordings of the last brutal hours of life of a Washington Post editorialist, a Turkish newspaper reported Tuesday.

The revelations took place just hours before President Donald Trump issued a statement of firm support for the kingdom and its rulers – while acknowledging that it "could very well be" that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had had advanced knowledge of Khashoggi's murder.

Habertürk columnist Çetiner Çeti, citing sources of Turkish security, says the records indicate that Khashoggi, a long-time Saudi critic, was arrested moments after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul October 2nd.

"Release my arm! What do you think? Khashoggi said at the beginning of a registration of a consulate unit that deals with visas and other routine documents. Habertürk reports that Khashoggi and his captors disputed about seven minutes before being taken to another section of the consulate.

The recording from the second place included several minutes of discussion followed by the sounds of a brawl, beatings and torture, the newspaper reports.

"Traitor! You will be accountable!", Said a man.The recording eventually shut up.More than an hour later, another man's voice is heard : "It's scary to wear the clothes of a man we killed 20 minutes ago."

The recordings were entrusted to intelligence officials in the United States and Canada, as well as in several European countries. Trump said the US intelligence officers had listened to them, but no.

Khashoggi, 59, went to the consulate to obtain documents for his next marriage. His subsequent demise led to a thorough examination of the kingdom. A video footage showed Khashoggi entering the consulate but not leaving it.

The Saudis first claimed that Khashoggi had left the consulate that day, and security footage shows a person wearing his clothes going away. For weeks, Saudi Arabia has denied any knowledge of Khashoggi's fate.

The Saudis finally revised the story, claiming that Khashoggi had died as a result of a fight during his interrogation. The regime said 18 people were arrested during the incident. A Saudi prosecutor said last week that five suspects would be sentenced to death.

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Turkish authorities have stated that Khashoggi was strangled to death and that his body was dismembered. The squad had been sent by the "highest authorities" of the Saudi government. This has thrown the spotlight on the crown prince, who heads the Saudi government and is expected to succeed his father as king one day.

The Washington Post and other media outlets announced last week that the CIA had concluded that the Crown Prince had ordered the killing of Khashoggi. Trump said Tuesday that the CIA is still reviewing the case and that "we may never know all the facts surrounding the murder."

Trump pointed to the close political relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia, as well as Saudi investments in the United States that will create "hundreds of thousands" of jobs.

"As President of the United States, I intend to ensure that, in a very dangerous world, the United States defends their national interests and vigorously challenges the countries that wish to do so. evil, "said Trump. "Very simply, this is America First!"

The Trump administration, under international pressure to severely punish the kingdom, previously prohibited 21 Saudi nationals linked to the death of Khashoggi to visit the United States. The Treasury Department has frozen the assets of 17 Saudis held by the United States and banned Americans from dealing with them.

The Saudis categorically deny that Mohammed ordered the attack or that he knew about it in advance. On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Saudi Arabian firm Al Sharq Al Awsat that Turkey had assured the Saudi intelligence services that Turkey's statements were not directed against Muhammad.

"The Saudi leaders, represented by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed, are a red line and we will oppose any attempt to undermine or harm them," he said.

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