Donald Trump has dismissed a United Nations request for the FBI to investigate the murder of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, suggesting it would jeopardise American weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.A report on Khashoggi’s assassination published last week by the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings said the US should open an FBI inquiry and “pursue criminal prosecutions within the United States, as appropriate”.
Khashoggi, 59, was killed when he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October last year. The UN special rapporteur blamed the Saudi government for the murder and said there was credible evidence that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior officials were responsible.Trump also suggested Saudi Arabia was no worse than other states in the Middle East, which he called a “vicious, hostile place”, adding: “Look at Iran, look at other countries, I won’t mention names.
“I only say they spend $400bn to $450bn over a period of time, all money, all jobs, buying equipment,” Trump said. While denying he was saying such purchases were “the price” for Khashoggi’s murder, Trump on Sunday defended his consideration of arms sales in responding to the assassination. Khashoggi was a US resident who wrote for the Washington Post.
washingtonpost News Flash! realDonaldTrump ' Trump is not the poster boy for ethics and morality.' He doesn't care that this man was brutally murdered.
Trump hates the press and media outlets. Of Course he will dismiss an investigation regarding the death of this renowned journalist.
trump fears the fbi. they are known to find the TRUTH
UN is corrupted.
Who cares - Trump
imperialists need to be flushed from leadership Time to drive putin out of western hemisphere, let Saudis have mid-east - bring US troops home to push putin out of South America.
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