The White House is expected to follow with additional sanctions on Riyadh.
The Biden administration on Friday released a long-secret intelligence report concluding that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
“We assess that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,” the report reads.
The report was finally released more than a year after it was first completed by the intelligence community under former President Donald Trump and briefed to the relevant congressional committees, officials said on Thursday.
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The Biden administration has released a long-secret intelligence report concluding that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://t.co/LydoOqNTIz
— POLITICO (@politico) February 26, 2021
#BREAKING: Saudi Arabia rejects US report on Khashoggi killing https://t.co/kUud6h0ziJ pic.twitter.com/KP3TTNJnef
— The Hill (@thehill) February 26, 2021
2 The New York Times and @20committee both reported that US Intel knew Khashoggi was in danger. https://t.co/sY5woxXEuG
— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) February 26, 2021
The Khashoggi Ban is a good idea. That said, it is going to take a pretty good-sized staff at State working full time to make it meaningful. https://t.co/pncRifvNyz
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) February 26, 2021
BREAKING: Biden admin. releases intel report on 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi:
"We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi," US intel assessment says. pic.twitter.com/wSQqIECLKa
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 26, 2021
I'm afraid that on this, I think the WH blinked. By not specifically sanctioning MBS they send the message that top officials worldwide have impunity in the eyes of the US. They also imply that we need the Saudis more than they need us…which is untrue. An error. https://t.co/X6ohW4rmgB
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) February 26, 2021
State restricts visas for 76 Saudis in "Khashoggi ban" https://t.co/K8J0RGPiMd pic.twitter.com/sA3RHymOpA
— The Hill (@thehill) February 26, 2021
AHEM 👇 https://t.co/PRm84hxixT
— John Schindler (@20committee) February 26, 2021
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