Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday vigorously backed President Donald Trump’s defense of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, but failed to appease senators who are demanding to hear directly from the CIA director about who directed the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is under intense global scrutiny amid suspicion that he ordered Khashoggi's murder. But Trump, citing the importance of Saudi cooperation against Iran and multi-billion-dollar arms deals, has dismissed the allegations against bin Salman, including reported assessments from the CIA.

The tension risks spilling over later this week at the G-20 in Argentina, where the White House said Trump and the crown prince may informally meet, a diplomatically sensitive situation given the outrage over Khashoggi.

Full story: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/pompeo-khashoggi-saudi-crown-prince-1023850

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