CIA Director Gina Haspel will meet with top leaders of three Senate committees, according to a source familiar with the matter. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo Congress CIA chief will brief senators on Khashoggi killing

CIA Director Gina Haspel will brief Senate committee leaders on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday after members of both parties expressed outrage over the absence of intelligence officials at a briefing last week.

The spy chief will meet with top leaders of the Senate‘s Armed Services Committee, Foreign Relations Committee and Intelligence Committee, according to a source familiar with the matter. The meeting comes ahead of a scheduled vote on whether the Senate will vote to pull support for the civil war in Yemen.


The number of attendees at the briefing could grow given the concern among both parties about Khashoggi's killing at the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul earlier this year.

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) confirmed the briefing, adding it would take place at 11 a.m.

When asked when the Senate would debate the resolution, Corker said it could happen as early as Thursday but likely wouldn't happen before Monday.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week failed to address concerns by senators, who demanded Haspel appear on Capitol Hill. The Senate then voted to advance the measure curtailing U.S. support for Saudi forces in Yemen, setting up critical procedural votes that could occur later this week or early next.

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It's not clear if the measure will continue to advance in the Senate. The Trump administration is clearly hoping Haspel can persuade Republicans and moderate Democrats to back off after defying the Trump administration last week.

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) said the measure's future is up to Corker, the Senate Foreign Relations chairman, who said last week's briefing was "lacking."

The Wall Street Journal first reported Tuesday's CIA briefing.

Marianne LeVine contributed to this report.