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Khashoggi’s Widow, Vindman Press Trump to Release 2019 MBS Call Transcript

The push follows Trump’s public defense of the crown prince after Khashoggi’s killing.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
From left, Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., Hanan El-Atr Khashoggi, the widow of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., hold a news conference as they call on President Donald Trump to release the transcript of a call he had with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Khashoggi's killing, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FILE - Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain on Dec. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
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Overview

  • At a Capitol news conference, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi joined Rep. Eugene Vindman in urging release of the 2019 phone call between President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
  • Vindman said he reviewed the classified National Security Council summary and called it "shocking," asserting it used "terminology of quid pro quo" and referenced benefits Trump received.
  • The White House hosted MBS this week as Trump said the prince knew nothing about Jamal Khashoggi’s murder and added that "things happen."
  • A 2021 CIA assessment concluded Saudi agents acted on the crown prince’s orders in Khashoggi’s 2018 killing, intensifying scrutiny of any communications from that period.
  • Vindman is discussing a disclosure bill with Rep. Robert Garcia, though Democrats acknowledge limited leverage for now and the transcript has not been released.