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Signals: Biden to release CIA report fingering Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi hit

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This conclusion was already well-known, having been leaked to the media over two years ago. Joe Biden’s decision to release it officially, however, sets a very different tone for relations with Saudi Arabia for the next four years: A long-awaited U.S. intelligence report on the murder of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi could be released today. The declassified summary will reportedly single out Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the 2018 killing.@Weijia has more. pic.twitter.com/wstOtrMrt5 CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) February 25, 2021 The Biden administration will release an intelligence report Thursday that concludes that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, three U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. The intelligence assessment, based largely on work by the CIA, is not new — NBC News was among the organizations that confirmed it in 2018.

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