US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law is speaking of “America’s interests” in the case of Jamal Khashoggi, asserting that Washington is still in the “fact-finding phase.”
“With regards to the situation in Saudi Arabia, I’d say that right now as an administration we’re more in the fact-finding phase and we’re obviously getting as many facts as we can from the different places and then we’ll determine which facts are credible,” Jared Kushner told CNN on Monday.
Saudi operatives tortured, murdered, and dismembered Khashoggi at the monarchy’s consulate in Istanbul earlier this month, according to Turkish authorities.
The White House adviser, who has a close relationship with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, added that he urged the country’s de facto leader to “be transparent.”
“This is a very serious accusation, a very serious situation,” Kushner said. “I’d say our strategy in the Middle East relies on…