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Intel: How Trump is walking back threats to retaliate against Saudi Arabia

A Turkish police officer who stands guard at the Saudi Arabia's consulate is seen at the entrance, in Istanbul, Turkey October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC133B501BB0
A Turkish police officer who stands guard at the Saudi Arabia Consulate is seen at the entrance, in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 10, 2018. — REUTERS/Murad Sezer

President Donald Trump is giving the Saudis an escape hatch over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance.

“It sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers,” Trump told reporters at the White House this morning. “Who knows? We’re going to try getting to the bottom of it very soon.”

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