
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would not listen to the tape recording purported to be of the murder of Saudi activist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdomβs Istanbul consulate last month.
Trump told Fox Newsβ Chris Wallace on Sunday that there was βno reasonβ for him to hear the tape because he had been briefed on it.
βWe have the tape, I donβt want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape,β Trump said in the interview broadcast on βFox News Sunday.β
When Wallace asked why he did not want to hear the recording, Trump said: βBecause itβs a suffering tape, itβs a terrible tape. Iβve been fully briefed on it. Thereβs no reason for me to hear it.β
The president added that he knew βeverything that went on in the tape without having to hear itβ before calling Khashoggiβs death βvery violent, very vicious and terrible.β
The interview was broadcast one day after Trump vowed that his administration would βbe having a very full report over the next two days, probably Monday or Tuesday.β It was unclear whether the document would be made public.
The Washington Post and other outlets have reported that the CIA had concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggiβs death.
It would be recalled that a U.S. government official told Fox News on Saturday that no final assessment or conclusion relating to the crown princeβs involvement had been reached, nor had a so-called βsmoking gunβ been found.
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