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Undated:  The Magnitsky Act, formally known as the Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, is a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in December 2012, intending to punish Russian officials responsible for the death of Russian tax accountant Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison in 2009.

Since 2016 the bill, which applies globally, authorizes the US government to sanction those who it sees as human rights offenders, freezing their assets, and ban them from entering the U.S.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitsky_Act


Undated: Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi (13 October 1958 – 2 October 2018) was a Saudi Arabian journalist, dissident, author, and a former general manager and editor-in-chief of Al-Arab News Channel who was assassinated at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018 by agents of the Saudi Government.[6] He also served as editor for the Saudi Arabian newspaper Al Watan, turning it into a platform for Saudi Arabian progressives.[7]

Khashoggi fled Saudi Arabia in September 2017 and went into self-imposed exile. He said that the Saudi Arabian government had "banned him from Twitter",[8] and he later wrote newspaper articles critical of the Saudi government. Khashoggi had been sharply critical of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, and the country's king, Salman of Saudi Arabia.[9] He also opposed the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.[10]

Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, but did not leave the building. Amid news reports claiming that he had been killed and dismembered inside, an inspection of the consulate, by Saudi Arabian and Turkish officials, took place on 15 October. Initially the Saudi Arabian government denied the death, claiming Khashoggi had left the consulate alive, but on 20 October admitted that Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate, claiming he had been strangled to death after a fight had broken out.[11] This was later contradicted when, on 25 October, Saudi Arabia's attorney general stated that the murder was premeditated.

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On 16 November 2018, the Washington Post [for which Khashoggi worked] and other news media reported that the CIA had concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi's assassination.[12] On 20 November 2018, this conclusion was disputed by US President Donald Trump, who stated that the investigation had to continue.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Khashoggi

Undated: According to a report by AP News journalist Raphael Satter, Citizen Lab researchers who reported in October 2018, that Israeli NSO Group surveillance software was used to spy on the "inner circle" of Jamal Khashoggi just before his murder, "are being targeted in turn by international undercover operatives." Citizen Lab October report revealed that NSO's "signature spy software" which had been placed on the iPhone of Saudi dissident Omar Abdulaziz, one of Khashoggi’s confidantes, months before. Abdulaziz said that Saudi Arabia spies used the hacking software to reveal Khashoggi's "private criticisms of the Saudi royal family". He said this "played a major role" in his death.[28][29]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSO_Group


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November 21: President-elect Donald Trump registered eight companies during his presidential campaign that appear to be tied to hotel interests in Saudi Arabia ... The companies were registered under names such as THC Jeddah Hotel and DT Jeddah Technical Services, according to financial disclosure filings.

Trump has in the past said he wants to protect the oil-rich Arab kingdom.

During a rally on August 21, the day Trump created four of those companies, he said he gets along well with Saudi Arabia.

"They buy apartments from me," Trump said during the Alabama rally. "They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.

In January of this year, Trump said on Fox News he "would want to protect Saudi Arabia.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/306990-trump-appeared-to-register-eight-companies-in-saudi-arabia

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October 12: The Turkish government has told U.S. officials that it has audio and video recordings that prove Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul this month, according to U.S. and Turkish officials.

The recordings show that a Saudi security team detained Khashoggi in the consulate after he walked in on Oct. 2 to obtain an official document before his upcoming wedding, then killed him and dismembered his body, the officials said.

The audio recording in particular provides some of the most persuasive and gruesome evidence that the Saudi team is responsible for Khashoggi's death, the officials said.

"The voice recording from inside the embassy lays out what happened to Jamal after he entered," said one person with knowledge of the recording who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss highly sensitive intelligence.

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"You can hear his voice and the voices of men speaking Arabic," this person said. "You can hear how he was interrogated, tortured and then murdered."

A second person briefed on the recording said men could be heard beating Khashoggi.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/jamal-khashoggi-death-audio-video-prove-jamal-khashoggi-was-killed-turkey-tells-us-officials-1930808


October 22: Leaked video shows Khashoggi ‘body double’ after killing
https://www.apnews.com/2e7cc6f821a14c90bec0253fe9ae9527


November 17: CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi killing

A new CIA assessment found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, NBC News confirmed. President Trump on Saturday morning said he had yet to be briefed on the CIA’s findings and called Saudi Arabia “a great ally.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/cia-concludes-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-ordered-khashoggi-killing-1373684291740


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December 8: Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates

Accused in Khashoggi killing, top aide to Saudi crown prince oversaw the abuse of at least one detained woman activist.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/jamal-khashoggi-case-latest-updates-181010133542286.html


December 11: On Fox News, Kushner Ignores the CIA and Glosses Over Saudi Crown Prince's Connections to Khashoggi Murder

Kushner 'advised' Saudi crown prince after Khashoggi killing reported the New York Times this week
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/fox-news-kushner-trump-cia-saudi-crown-prince-to-khashoggi-killing-1.6726838

December 10: Trump signals US won't punish Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/politics/trump-saudi-arabia/index.html

December 31: Video shows bags believed to contain Khashoggi's remains: report

Footage shows Saudi hit team carrying bags believed to contain body parts of murdered journalist, Turkish reports say.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/video-shows-bags-believed-khashoggi-remains-report-181230215116612.html


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January 3: Saudi Arabia begins trial for 11 suspects in Khashoggi murder

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for at least five individuals.
https://www.vox.com/2019/1/3/18166689/khashoggi-trial-saudi-arabia-mbs


February 7: Saudi crown prince wanted to go after Jamal Khashoggi 'with a bullet' – report

US media quotes intelligence sources who intercepted a conversation between Mohammed bin Salman and an aide in 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/07/jamal-khashoggi-saudi-arabia-turkey-united-nations


February 8: President Donald Trump has until the end of Friday to determine whether new sanctions should be imposed on Saudi Arabia due to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he may opt to ignore the matter altogether, Bloomberg reports.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a letter to the White House in October to demand Khashoggi’s death be investigated and determine whether these new sanctions would be necessary. Trump has not yet responded to the request, and—according to an official who spoke to Bloomberg—he doesn’t have to.

While the deadline for a response is Friday, the White House has the power to ignore congressional committee requests when the president deems it appropriate.
http://fortune.com/2019/02/08/trump-deadline-saudi-arabia-responsible-khashoggi/


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February 9: ... Trump ... has refused to respond to a request from Congress to provide a report determining who killed the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Senators wrote in October demanding the murder be investigated and that the White House give more information.

An administration official said the president was within his rights to decline to act.

Khashoggi was killed after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October last year.

He was a strong critic of the Saudi government. His body was reportedly dismembered and has still not been found.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47182567


February 14: Trump inaugural chief asked about Khashoggi murder, jokes and then defends Saudis

Tom Barrack, a key donor and friend of President Donald Trump attempted to justify the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi Tuesday, arguing that the US does not have the moral authority to criticize Saudi Arabia due to its own record of "atrocities."

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"Whatever happened in Saudi Arabia, the atrocities in America are equal or worse than the atrocities in Saudi Arabia. The atrocities in any autocratic country are dictated by the rule of law," he said.

"So for us to dictate what we think is the moral code there when we have a young man in a regime that's trying to push themselves into 2030, I think is a mistake," Barrack added.

Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford told CNN's John Berman Wednesday that Barrack's comments were unacceptable.

"There is never a time that you can go murder a journalist in a foreign country, dismember them and carry their body off and say that somehow that's justifiable," Lankford said.

"It never, ever is justifiable and it doesn't equate to anything that's happened in the United States where we stand up for the free press," he added.

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Barrack released a statement on Wednesday saying he apologized "for not making it clear at the time that I consider the killing reprehensible."
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/13/politics/tom-barrack-trump-donor-khashoggi/index.html

February 26: Democratic senators want intelligence community to submit report on Khashoggi's murder
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/26/politics/jamal-khashoggi-report-senate-bill/index.html


February 27: Kushner meets Saudi's MBS for first time since Khashoggi murder

The meeting focused on "increasing cooperation" between Washington and Riyadh as well as the Middle East peace process.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/kushner-meets-saudi-mbs-time-khashoggi-murder-190227180423352.html


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