A bipartisan panel of experts on transparency in national security matters recommended in June that President Joe Biden completely declassify a February 2021 report that found that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia ordered the murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi. (The Hill, September 29, 2022 by Jared Gans)
The Biden administration published a report on the murder in 2021 holding the crown prince responsible and recommended sanctions and travel bans on some Saudi officials but not the crown prince. After the release of the report, the director of national intelligence director took it back and redacted three names. Biden said he confronted the crown prince with the murder at their meeting in July. (Washington Examiner, September 29, 2022, by Katherine Doyle)