(UTV|COLOMBO) – United States (US) President Donald Trump has said that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) did not blame Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for ordering the murder of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Khashoggi was murdered on 02 October in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Officials told US media such an operation would have needed the Prince’s approval.
“They didn’t conclude,” President Trump said when asked about the CIA’s evaluation by reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
“They have feelings certain ways. I have the report, they have not concluded, I don’t know if anyone’s going to be able to conclude the crown prince did it,” he said.
The President has repeatedly stressed the importance of Saudi Arabia to the US following the killing.
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