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The Khashoggi murder took place in October of 2018, smack in the middle of Trump's presidency. The CIA had concluded that MBS was responsible as early as Novemb
by pyrophane 6y ago
The Khashoggi murder took place in October of 2018, smack in the middle of Trump's presidency. The CIA had concluded that MBS was responsible as early as November of that year.
Trump's comments on the murder:
“Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event — maybe he did and maybe he didn’t! That being said, we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi. In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Additionally: “Well, will anybody really know?”
That's pretty much all we got from the Trump administration on that point. At the time, the silence was the statement. And at the same time, Jared Kushner was reportedly using WhatsApp to counsel MBS in the situation.