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John Bolton Sees No Reason to Listen to Kashouggi Tapes from Saudi Embassy

April Ryan
November 27, 2018

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National security adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The question is does the White House have the full scope of what really happened in the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashouggi. National Security Adviser John Bolton refuses to listen to the tape of the murder because it is in Arabic.

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