US President Donald Trump brushed aside America’s own intelligence findings and leapt to the defence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an Oval Office meeting , insisting that the powerful royal knew nothing about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His remarks came after an ABC News reporter asked why Americans should trust the crown prince when US agencies concluded he approved the 2018 killing.

Trump cut the reporter off almost instantly. “You are fake news,” he snapped, before turning to protect his guest. “You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman (Khashoggi) you’re talking about. Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don’t have to embarrass our gues

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