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Trump calls CIA assessment of Khashoggi murder premature but possible

US President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, before his departure to California. [Reuters]

President Donald Trump called a CIA assessment blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi “very premature” and said he will receive a complete report on the case on Tuesday.

Trump, on a trip to California, said the killing “should never have happened.” The report on Tuesday will explain who the US government believes killed Khashoggi and what the overall impact of his murder is, Trump said. It was unclear who is producing the report.

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