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This Week: Trump’s Ties To Saudi Arabia Raise Conflict Concerns Around Missing Journo

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October 11, 2018 4:17 p.m.

President Donald Trump sure wants to convey concern about the disappearance and suspected murder of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week — but his family’s closeness with the Saudi royal family may pose an unavoidable conflict of interest in his handling of the crisis.

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