''Khashoggi's Death Was A Plot Gone Awry'' Says Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has said he believes death of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was result of a "plot gone awry," and that he opposes ending USD 110 billion mega arms deal with Riyh over issue. 

Khashoggi, a columnist for Washington Post, was killed inside Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Saudi government initially said he left consulate through back door.

Following a global outr, Saudi government on Friday in a statement ackwledged that Khashoggi was killed in a fistfight inside consulate and ted that an interrogation went wrong. 

Turkish officials have said y have evidence Khashoggi was tortured, dismembered and murdered inside consulate. US President Donald Trump has said he was "t satisfied" with response of Riyh over Khashoggi's death. president also said a group of US officials are in Saudi Arabia and ar group of investigators in Turkey are trying to gar information on this issue. 

"I am t satisfied with what I've heard," Trump told reporters at White House before leaving for an election rally in Texas Monday.

"We will kw very soon. We have tremendously talented people very well. y're coming back tonight or tomorrow and I will kw very soon," he said responding to a question. 

He also said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has told him that neir he r king were involved in this.

"He (Crown Prince) says he is t involved r is king," Trump told USA Today, a popular American daily, in an interview. 

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If ir involvement was proven, "I would be very upset about it. We'll have to see", president said.

Trump, who has said he wants to get to bottom of case, told daily that he still believed it was "a plot gone awry". He reiterated that he would oppose efforts to cease arms sales to kingdom. Over past few days, Trump has spoken with Saudi prince and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. 

More details of incident would be kwn in a day or two, US president said. Responding to questions, Trump said he was against making any move on USD 110 billion mega arms deal with Saudis. 

"I don't want to lose all of that investment that's being me in our country. I don't want to lose a million jobs, I don't want to lose USD110 billion in terms of investment, but it's really USD450 billion So that's very important," he said. 

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Calling for release of information regarding US intelligence community's vance kwledge of Saudi Arabia's plot to capture Khashoggi, over 50 US lawmakers, led by Indian-American Ro Khanna and Mark Pocan, have written to Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence, 

"In weighing merits of US-Saudi military cooperation, it is imperative that Members of Congress have a full, detailed grasp of intelligence community's kwledge of Saudi actions and ir potentially harmful impact on wellbeing of US residents and citizens, as well as any US intelligence failures pertaining to Saudi activities that may have contributed to needless loss of life," letter to Coats said.

Senator Tim Kaine, a member of senate foreign relations and armed services committees, said Saudi Arabia's alleged murder of Khashoggi while visiting its consulate in Istanbul "demonstrates a combination of brutality and lies" that must t be tolerated.