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Trump defended Prince Mohammed when asked about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who was often critical of Saudi Arabia.
Trump called Khashoggi extremely controversial.
What happened was Saudi agents killed and dismembered the journalist.
Trump said that Prince Mohammed had nothing to do with that.
Prince Mohammed says he had no knowledge of the killing, but the CIA concluded that he approved the operation.
The Saudi government denies Prince Mohammed's role.
The crown prince called the loss of Khashoggi painful and a huge mistake.
Earlier this year, the White House announced Saudi Arabia agreed to invest $600 billion in the U.S.
But during his Oval Office meeting with President Trump, Prince Mohammed said he's upping it to $1 trillion.
Salman says Saudi Arabia plans to invest that money in technology, including artificial intelligence.
Trump also wants Saudi Arabia to sign on to the Abraham Accords.
Those agreements dating back to Trump's first term normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab states.
Salman says his country is interested, but there's a big obstacle.
The crown prince is referring to Palestinian statehood.
Trump says the two countries will continue to discuss the possibility.
Trump took to Truth Social over the weekend to say even though he considers it a Democratic hoax, Republicans should vote to release the files because there's nothing to hide.
The House is set to vote on the petition this week.
There is a possibility that dozens of Republicans vote in favor to release the files collected during an investigation by the Department of Justice.