Updated February 26, 2021 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity
Khashoggi Assassination Cover-Up: Trump's Protection of Saudi Arabia from Accountability
Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by a 15-person hit squad sent from Riyadh. The CIA concluded with high confidence that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered the killing. Trump publicly sided with Saudi Arabia over his own intelligence agencies, blocked sanctions on MBS, and used the murder as leverage in arms sales negotiations.