| It's not every day that a prince linked to the brutal assassination of a journalist is welcomed by senior government officials in Washington.
But that's exactly what happened Tuesday and Wednesday when Prince Khalid bin Salman, the younger brother of Mohamed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, met with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and national security adviser Jake Sullivan, among other senior administration figures.
Too many questions remain unanswered about the role Khalid might have played in the murder of Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Did Khalid in fact lure Khashoggi to his death in Istanbul by telling him to go there? And why did Khalid cover up the crime in the days after, saying the Saudi government was searching for his "friend"?
Khalid came to Washington as a representative of his brother and his kingdom, which continues to show "unrestrained brutality" and a "flagrant disregard for international laws and norms," our columnist Josh Rogin writes.
So, Rogin then aptly asks, "Why does the Biden administration believe he can be a trusted partner now?"
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