It’s expected to be\u00a0released to the public\u00a0later in the day Thursday<\/strong>,\u00a0Reuters\u00a0<\/em>first reported based on multiple admin officials, which is likely to mark a low-point in US-Saudi relations after Biden has promised to get tough on Riyadh.<\/p>\n “The officials said the report, for which the CIA was the main contributor,\u00a0assessed that the crown prince approved and likely ordered the murder of Khashoggi<\/strong>, whose Washington Post column had criticized the crown prince\u2019s policies,”\u00a0Reuters<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n NBC\u00a0underscores that<\/a>\u00a0“its public release will mark a significant new chapter in the\u00a0U.S.-Saudi relationship<\/a>\u00a0and a clear break by\u00a0President Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0with former\u00a0President Donald Trump’s policy<\/a>\u00a0of equivocating about the Saudi state’s role in a brutal murder that was widely condemned by members of Congress, journalists and a U.N. investigator.”<\/p>\n White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Wednesday that the previously classified investigation’s findings is set to be released imminently. “The president confirmed to reporters late Wednesday that he had read the report,” NBC notes further.<\/p>\n Officially the report was compiled by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) based mostly on the earlier CIA findings from its 2018 inquiry.<\/p>\n President Biden is expected to hold his first official phone call with the Saudis, after which the report will be made public. Crucially,\u00a0the phone call will be held<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0not the kingdom’s de facto ruler MbS<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mbsk.png?itok=eVzsmlnG\")
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