Pompeo Welcomed Saudi Prince Linked To Khashoggi Murder To US Thursday
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Nicole Lafond
March 29, 2019 1:01 pm
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday met with Saudi Prince Khalid bin Salman, who was linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, The Washington Examiner reported.
A State Department spokesperson confirmed Khalid bin Salman’s meeting with Pompeo in Washington, D.C., to TPM, pointing to a readout of the meeting, which described the discussion as a continued part of efforts to “advance the U.S.-Saudi partnership.”
According to the CIA’s assessment of Khashoggi’s murder, Khalid bin Salman encouraged Khashoggi to visit the embassy to retrieve documents so he get married. Khalid bin Salman denied that he helped lure Khashoggi to the embassy.
Khashoggi didn’t leave the embassy alive. Turkish investigators and the CIA determined that the Washington Post columnist was tortured, murdered and dismembered inside the facility.
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