Trump vows 'severe punishment' if Saudis killed Jamal Khashoggi

President repeats refusal to jeopardise arms deal but tells CBS: ‘There’s a lot at stake … because this man was a reporter’

Donald Trump does not want to “hurt jobs” by sanctioning Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, but has nonetheless promised “severe punishment” if regime involvement in the journalist’s death is confirmed.

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