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Trump Administration Presses Saudis For Information On Missing Journalist

"We're going to get to the bottom of it," Trump said Wednesday. Turkish officials say a squad of Saudi men killed Jamal Khashoggi shortly after he arrived at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week.
Protesters hold portraits of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. Khashoggi disappeared after visiting the consulate last week.

More than a week has passed since Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi vanished after visiting the Saudi Arabian embassy in Istanbul. Turkish authorities are telling journalists what they think happened, citing released video footage: that Khashoggi was the victim of a targeted murder.

President Trump said Wednesday that he has spoken to the Saudi government "at the highest levels" about

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