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Claims against Saudi over Khashoggi death case of 'guilty until proven innocent': Trump

He defended Riyadh from what he characterised as efforts to condemn the Kingdom over the prominent journalist's disappearance...

Reuters
October 17, 2018
Claims against Saudi over Khashoggi death case of 'guilty until proven innocent': Trump
US President Donald Trump holds a meeting in the White House in Washington, US, September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Files

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended Saudi Arabia from what he characterised as efforts to condemn Riyadh over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi before all the facts were known.

This was a case of “guilty until proven innocent”, Trump told the Associated Press in an interview.

AP posted the comment on Twitter. No further details were immediately available.


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