India, Nov. 19 -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed US intelligence findings that Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying he "knew nothing about it".

Trump welcomed the Saudi ruler to Washington in Salman's first visit to the White House in seven years. The US-Saudi ties had gone for a spin because of the operation targeting Khashoggi, a fierce critic of the kingdom.

However, the dark clouds have now passed, with Trump tightening his embrace of the Crown Prince, whom the US President has described as an indispensable player in shaping the Middle East in the decades to come.

Donald Trump defended Salman and described Jamal Khashoggi as "extremely controver...