U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States would be “punishing” itself by halting military sales to Saudi Arabia even if it is proven that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul.
Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Riyadh and a U.S. resident, disappeared on Oct. 2 after visiting the Saudi consulate.
Turkey’s government believes he was deliberately killed inside the building and his body removed.
President Trump has forged closer ties with Saudi Arabia and is under international and domestic pressure to help determine what happened to Mr. Khashoggi and punish Saudi Arabia if investigations show its government had him killed.
