Ledger · First term · № 124
A 'full report' on Khashoggi's murder 'Monday or Tuesday'
Broken“[paraphrase] We'll have a full report on Khashoggi's death Monday or Tuesday — what we think the overall impact was, who caused it and who did it.”
- Promised
- , Remarks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One en route to California
- Stated deadline
- “Monday or Tuesday” → November 20, 2018
- Overdue by
- 7 years, 10 months as of September 22, 2026
- Topic
- Foreign policy
- Era
- First term
What happened
No report was released on the promised day. On November 20, 2018 the White House instead issued Trump's 'Standing with Saudi Arabia' statement, which declined to blame Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — 'maybe he did and maybe he didn't!' — and emphasised arms sales. The intelligence assessment naming the crown prince was not declassified until February 2021, under Biden.