Filmmaker Martin Smith talks about his reporting in Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

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Filmmaker Martin Smith went to Riyadh in December, 2018 — two months after Jamal Khashoggi was killed. He asked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman directly about his responsibilty for the murder. But after two decades of reporting trips to Saudi Arabia, Smith says that Salman’s answer is only a small part of the story.  

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