US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (November 18) defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Oval Office after the kingdom’s de facto leader was asked about the US intelligence agencies’ finding that he had approved the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

“You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial,” Trump said, referring to Khashoggi. “A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen, but he knew nothing about it. And would you leave it at that ? You don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking a question.”

Here is a look at who Khashoggi was, what happened to him, and what the US intelligence agencies found about his death.

Who was Khashoggi?

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