Defending President Joe Biden’s decision not to sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the brutal 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that the administration sees “more effective ways” to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder.
On Friday, the Biden administration released a report finding that Crown Prince Mohammed had Khashoggi, a well-known dissident, executed and dismembered. The report’s findings, unlawfully withheld by former President Donald Trump’s administration for years, were announced along with a travel ban on several Saudi officials who are known for targeting critics. The crown prince was not among them.
