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Trump defends Saudi crown prince over killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: 'He knew nothing'

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

In his first visit to the White House since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Mohammed bin Salman received a warm welcome from Donald Trump.

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  1. Breitbart News

    Trump Asked About Slain Columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Conference with Saudi Crown Prince: 'Things Happen' (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump said "things happen" during a bilateral press conference with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when asked about the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

  2. PolitiFact

    Trump contradicts US intelligence on Khashoggi murder (opens PolitiFact)

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    President Donald Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing about” the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But a U.S. intelligence report says the opposite.

  3. CNN

    Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming that the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and that raising the subject in his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was meant to embarrass his visitor.

  4. NPR

    Trump defends Saudi crown prince over question about killing of Khashoggi (opens NPR)

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    President Trump lashed out a reporter in the Oval Office who was asking about allegations of the crown prince's role in the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

  5. Foreign Policy

    Trump, Mohammed bin Salman Dismiss Khashoggi Questions to Focus on Investment (opens Foreign Policy)

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    The U.S. president whitewashed the Saudi crown prince’s poor human rights record while giving him a red-carpet welcome.

  6. WSVN Miami

    Trump refutes US intelligence that Saudi prince was likely aware of 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed U.S. intelligence findings that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the 2018 killing of Washington Post

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Saudi prince calls Khashoggi killing a 'mistake' on US visit – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    At a White House meeting with Donald Trump, the Saudi crown prince also promised to increase new investments in the US to $1 trillion. Trump also said the prince "knew nothing" of the journalist's murder in 2018.

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Trump says visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing, contradicting US intel (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, offering a fierce defense of the visiting

  9. The New Republic

    Trump Defends Saudi Prince MBS for Ordering Murder of Jamal Khashoggi (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump accused a journalist of trying to “embarrass” the Saudi leader, who the CIA determined ordered Khashoggi’s killing.

  10. New York Post

    Trump claims Saudi Arabian crown prince ‘knew nothing’ about killing of US journalist: ‘Things happen’ (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing" about the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey — noting that "things happen."

  11. The Guardian

    Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince’s White House visit (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    US president also claims Mohammed bin Salman ‘knew nothing’ about murder of journalist

  12. Al-Monitor

    Trump hosts Saudi prince for first time since Khashoggi killing (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will receive a lavish welcome from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, signing defense and nuclear deals during his first visit to the United States since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

  13. Fox News

    Trump defends Saudi crown prince, rips 'fake news' ABC reporter for question on Jamal Khashoggi's murder (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and called ABC News' Mary Bruce 'fake news' after she pressed the Arab leader on Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

  14. NBC 6 South Florida

    Trump defends Saudi crown prince over killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: 'He knew nothing' (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    In his first visit to the White House since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Mohammed bin Salman received a warm welcome from Donald Trump.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Trump downplays Khashoggi murder as he fetes Saudi prince (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The complicated relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia was on full display when Trump accused a reporter of “embarrassing” his guest.

  16. Roll Call

    'Things happen': Trump defends MBS on Khashoggi murder, slams ABC reporter (opens Roll Call)

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    President Trump confirmed he will approve the sale of F-35 fighters to Saudi Arabia and lambasted a reporter who asked about Jamal Khashoggi.

  17. The Week

    Trump defends Saudi prince, shrugs off Khashoggi murder (opens The Week)

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    The president rebuked an ABC News reporter for asking Mohammed bin Salman about the death of a Washington Post journalist at the Saudi Consulate in 2018

  18. The New Republic

    Trump Honors the Man Who Had Jamal Khashoggi Killed (opens The New Republic)

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    The president called the murdered journalist “controversial,” said MBS “knew nothing about it,” despite U.S. intelligence findings, and attacked the reporter who dared to ask about it.

  19. Poynter

    On Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, Trump said ‘things happen.’ Critics say that crossed a line. (opens Poynter)

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    Trump brushed off US intelligence and berated an ABC News reporter for raising the killing in front of Mohammed bin Salman

  20. Washington Examiner

    Khashoggi’s widow rebukes Trump for ‘justifying’ husband’s death (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Trump denied Saudi Arabia's crown prince had any involvement in the killing and said Khashoggi was "extremely controversial."

  21. CNN

    The many times Trump has promoted the Saudi crown prince’s Khashoggi denials (opens CNN)

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    After a reporter reminded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday that “US intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist,” Saudi dissident and Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump stepped in to de…

  22. The Guardian

    What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? Trump resurfaces memories of journalist’s brutal murder (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President’s claim that Mohammed bin Salman had nothing to do with 2018 killing contradicts US intelligence

  23. NBC News

    Ex-U.N. investigator 'shocked and angry' at Trump's defense of Saudi crown prince over Jamal Khashoggi murder (opens NBC News)

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    LONDON — A former United Nations investigator who wrote the authoritative report on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi told NBC News on Wednesday that she was “shocked and angry” at President Donald Trump’s dismissal of intelligence saying Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the ki…

  24. Forbes

    Trump Defends MBS, Distorts Khashoggi Murder In Break With U.S. Values (opens Forbes)

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    By defending MBS and downplaying U.S. intelligence on Khashoggi’s murder, Trump signals a troubling shift in America’s commitment to truth and human rights.

  25. Fortune

    The same day as his Epstein humiliation in the House, Trump rages at media's questions while sitting next to Saudi crown prince (opens Fortune)

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    Trump called the murdered Jamal Khashoggi "somebody that was extremely controversial" and said the reporter was a "terrible person" embarrassing his guest.

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