Saudi Arabia made a stark turn in its narrative about what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, finally agreeing with Turkish officials who had been claiming the journalist was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
But, according to Saudi Arabia’s telling, Khashoggi died during a fistfight that broke out at the consulate in an account that immediately raised doubts and skepticism because, well, it sounds pretty far-fetched. One person who seemed eager to give the kingdom the benefit of the doubt? President Donald Trump, of course. The president said he saw the explanation by Saudi Arabia as credible, calling it a “good first step” and a “big step” in clarifying what happened to Khashoggi. “I think we’re getting close to solving a big problem,” Trump said.
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