President Donald Trump says he is standing by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince despite a CIA assessment finding Mohammed bin SalmanĀ ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Trump refused to comment on whether bin Salman was complicit in the murder but says at this moment he supports the Prince.

While Trump has condemned the murder of Khashoggi, Trump has given the benefit of the doubt to the Prince with whom he shares a deep relationship.