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Jamal Khashoggi Murdered in Saudi Consulate

| Trump 45 & 47

Washington Post journalist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi is murdered and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing. Trump refuses to impose severe sanctions on Saudi Arabia, saying 'maybe he did and maybe he didn't' about MBS and citing Saudi arms deals and oil. The response draws bipartisan condemnation.

  • T1 CIA / Senate Intelligence Committee Official
  • T2 Washington Post / Reuters Major