US intelligence head nominee vows to release Jamal Khashoggi report
The report, if critical of the crown prince, however, could further strain relations with the US over the murder of the journalist and Saudi Arabia critic
20 January 2021 - 17:27
Saudi Arabia — Joe Biden’s nominee for national intelligence director has pledged to release a US report on who was responsible for the murder of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi, a decision that could embarrass the kingdom’s crown prince and strain its relationship with its key ally.
Avril Haines, who would be the nation’s first woman to oversee US intelligence agencies, made the promise at her confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Congress required the national intelligence director to release an unclassified report to legislators on the killing, but the Trump administration didn’t follow through...
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