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White House refuses to meet Congress' deadline on Khashoggi killing
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is refusing to meet a legal requirement to send Congress a report due Friday that requires the White House to determine whether Saudi Arabia's crown prince is personally responsible for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"The President maintains his discretion to decline to act on congressional committee requests when appropriate," a senior administration official told CNN.
The White House decision came a day after an explosive New York Times report that cited US and foreign officials with direct knowledge of intelligence reports who say that Mohammad bin Salman told a top aide in 2017 that he would use "a bullet" on Khashoggi.
The senior administration official said "the State Department updates Congress regularly on the status of actions related to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi," the former royal court insider who became one of bin Salman's most vocal critics. Saudi Arabia has admitted that the father of four's killing in Istanbul was premeditated and carried out by a group of men in the prince's inner circle.
"The President maintains his discretion to decline to act on congressional committee requests when appropriate," a senior administration official told CNN.
The White House decision came a day after an explosive New York Times report that cited US and foreign officials with direct knowledge of intelligence reports who say that Mohammad bin Salman told a top aide in 2017 that he would use "a bullet" on Khashoggi.
The senior administration official said "the State Department updates Congress regularly on the status of actions related to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi," the former royal court insider who became one of bin Salman's most vocal critics. Saudi Arabia has admitted that the father of four's killing in Istanbul was premeditated and carried out by a group of men in the prince's inner circle.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/08/politics/white-house-khashoggi-deadline/index.html
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Talk about a DISGRACE....
