Khashoggi's Widow Criticizes Trump Remarks on Late Husband

📡 86 Nov 19 · 1 min read ·

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Hanan Elatr Khashoggi has expressed disappointment with former President Donald Trump's recent comments about her late husband, Jamal Khashoggi. She stated that Trump's description of the journalist "kind of justifies a crime." Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. US intelligence agencies concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman authorized the operation. Hanan Elatr Khashoggi made her remarks on Tuesday. She has consistently demanded full accountability for her husband's murder over the past seven years.