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    Trump signals he won't punish Saudi Arabia or its crown prince for killing of dissident journalist

    by Eli Stokols and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Nov 20, 2018 5 minutes

    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump made it clear on Tuesday that he does not intend to punish Saudi Arabia or Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an American resident killed by Saudi officials in Turkey in October.

    In an unusual official statement replete with exclamation points and disputed claims, Trump cast doubt on the CIA's reported conclusions that it has a high degree of confidence that the crown prince ordered Khashoggi's murder and sent his closest allies to Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul to carry it out on Oct. 2.

    "Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event - maybe he did and maybe he didn't!" Trump said in the written statement released by the White

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