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US President Donald Trump has admitted that he defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. This information is provided in the new book to be published by investigative journalist Bob Woodward. Business Insider received a copy of the book. According to US media reports, Trump claimed that he had saved the Saudi prince from a massive US response after Khashoggi’s assassination.
Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist living in the United States, was assassinated after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Saudi officials are alleged to have killed Prince Mohammed bin Salman and dismembered him. The massacre was strongly condemned around the world. It includes legislators from both parties in the United States.
In an interview with journalist Bob Woodward, US President Donald Trump said: “I was able to save him from Congress. “I don’t think the Saudi prince ordered the killing of Khashoggi,” Trump said. However, investigations by intelligence agencies in several countries, including the United States, have revealed that the murder was ordered by the Saudi prince.
Bob Woodward interviewed 17 of US President Donald Trump for the book. Audio recordings of some of Trump’s remarks were released Wednesday. This has sparked a new debate in the country about the role of the Trump administration in fighting the coronavirus epidemic.
Bob Woodward writes in his book that Trump summoned him on January 22, 2019, just days after he returned from attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During the talks, Woodward lobbied the president for Khashoggi’s brutal assassination.
Meanwhile, a Saudi court on Monday overturned the death sentences of five people convicted of killing Khashoggi.
Source: Al Jazeera
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