Trump to send Pompeo to Saudi as King Salman opens Jamal Khashoggi probe

Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2

President Donald Trump said he’s sending Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to Saudi Arabia to meet with King Salman bin Abdulaziz after the king gave him assurances that his government wasn’t behind the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.

Trump commented on Monday after a Saudi official said the kingdom has begun an investigation ordered by King Salman and could hold people accountable if the evidence warrants it. The probe is separate from a joint investigation being undertaken with Turkish officials.

“Just spoke to the King of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge of whatever may have happened ‘to our Saudi