US President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the findings of American intelligence agencies that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump said the crown prince “knew nothing” about the incident.

The crown prince visited Washington for the first time in seven years as the US and Saudi Arabia worked to improve relations strained by Khashoggi’s death. Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist living in the US, had been a strong critic of the Saudi government.

During a press conference, an ABC News reporter asked Trump why Americans should trust the crown prince when US intelligence believed he approved the killing. Trump interrupted the question, calling the reporter “fake news.” He defended the prince, saying “things happen” and describin

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