President Donald Trump said Monday that he is sending Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet with Saudi King Salman amid the mounting international backlash over missing Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The kingdom has come under intense scrutiny over the disappearance of Khashoggi, who Turkish investigators believe was killed and dismembered inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he had just spoken around 20 minutes with the Saudi king, who firmly denied any involvement in Khashoggi’s disappearance. “It sounded like he, and also the crown prince, had no knowledge,” he said “I don’t want to get into his mind, but it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers,” Trump added. “Who knows? We’re going to try getting to the bottom of it very soon, but his was a flat denial.” Trump said Pomepo would be departing Washington “literally within an hour or so” and has license to travel wherever necessary, including Turkey, to investigate what happened. Trump first announced Pompeo’s trip in a tweet in which he said Saudi Arabia is “working closely with Turkey to find answer.” Trump also said that with Turkey’s release of jailed pastor Andrew Brunson, relations were vastly improved. “I have a very good feeling toward Turkey. Two days ago, I did not,” he said. His comments came hours after three Turkish officials said Saudi Arabia has agreed to allow Turkish investigators to searc
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