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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, was saying that “saved the takeFrom the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, who was accused by the United States Congress of being responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Kasogi, according to new excerpts from interviews that the Republican magnate gave to well-known journalist Bob Woodward.
«I kept her bag“Trump allegedly said on January 22, according to The Woodward Rage Book to be released next week.
«I managed to leave Congress alone. I managed to stop them“He added, as quoted in excerpts posted on the Business Insider news website.
Jamal Kasogi, his collaborator Washington Post and a fierce critic of the Saudi regime, was assassinated in October 2018 inside the consulate of his country in Istanbul when he went to pick up a document. His body was dismembered and never found.
American senators, including Republicans, called him Prince Salman “responsible” for the murder, but Trump never stopped supporting him.
When asked by Woodward about this assassination, the American president first tried to change the subject: “Yes, but Iran kills 36 people a day, so …He reportedly said. The journalist continued to pressure him, and Trump cited the prince’s own denial: “He will always say that he did not. He says it all over the world and honestly I’m glad he said it “and” never said he did.».
«Do you think it did?Asks the journalist.
«No he says no“Trump responds.
«I know, but do you really believe it?Woodward insists.
«Says very firmly no“Trump responds, emphasizing once again that Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars to American products to justify how important it is to maintain this alliance.
On Monday, a Saudi court annulled the five death sentences that had been imposed in the first instance on those accused of killing Kasogi. However, he imposed prison sentences on 7 to 20 years eight unidentified suspects.
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