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Pressure Mounts on Trump to Release Controversial Call

11/20/2025

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The White House faces pressure to release a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tied to Jamal Khashoggi, journalist.
Congressman Eugene Vindman, a former national security staffer, says the call contradicts Trump’s defense of the Crown Prince, whom U.S. intelligence believes ordered the killing.
Trump downplayed Khashoggi's murder, saying “Things happen,” and defended the Crown Prince, asserting he knew nothing about it.

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The White House faces pressure to release a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tied to Jamal Khashoggi, journalist.
Congressman Eugene Vindman, a former national security staffer, says the call contradicts Trump’s defense of the Crown Prince, whom U.S. intelligence believes ordered the killing.
Trump downplayed Khashoggi's murder, saying “Things happen,” and defended the Crown Prince, asserting he knew nothing about it.