Donald Trump has made the astonishing claim that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, despite U.S. intelligence officials holding the leader responsible.

Seven years after Khashoggi’s murder cast the crown prince as an international pariah, Trump rolled out the red carpet for the Saudi royal, known as MBS, welcoming him with a military flyover, an honor guard, and a tour of the newly revamped White House.

But as the pair addressed journalists in the Oval Office, ABC News reporter Mary Bruce asked the Saudi leader about Khashoggi, who was murdered and dismembered with a bone saw by Saudi agents in 2018.

Trump, however, fired back at the question, saying Salman had done “a phenomenal job” in his country and “knew not

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