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Trump denies covering up for Saudis on murder of journalist Khashoggi, says truth out soon

US President Donald Trump said he was expecting a "full report" from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi [Courtesy]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied covering up for ally Saudi Arabia in the suspected murder of a critical journalist and said that he expects to learn the truth about Jamal Khashoggi's fate within days.

Trump's comments followed the publication in pro-government Turkish media of allegations purporting to confirm that Khashoggi was not only murdered by Saudi agents in their consulate in Istanbul, but tortured and dismembered.

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