Trump Asserts Saudi Prince Unaware of Khashoggi's Death

In a public statement, former President Donald Trump expressed his belief that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had no prior knowledge of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination, which occurred in 2018.

Contradictory Intelligence Reports

This declaration stands in stark contrast to findings by the United States intelligence services. An assessment made in 2021 pointed out that the Crown Prince had indeed sanctioned a mission targeting Khashoggi, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, aiming to either apprehend or eliminate the journalist.