(MENAFN) The Spectator, Weekly British magazine said investigators on the US House Intelligence Committee are aware of the whistleblower"s claims and are planning to dig further into them.
Khashoggi, a former supporter of the Saudi royal court, was killed and his body cut into pieces by a Saudi hit squad after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 to secure documentation for his marriage to his Turkish fiancee, Hatice Cengiz.
The Washington Post, for which Khashoggi was a columnist, reported last November that the CIA had concluded that Prince Mohammed personally ordered his killing.
An investigative team led by the United Nations also said it believed MBS was the main suspect in the state-sponsored murder. Washington has refused to formally associate Mohammed, however.
Kushner, a real estate developer-turned-White House adviser, is known to have close ties with bin Salman.
Kushner's ties with the crown prince have come under inspection after it was learned that the White House official was communicating on the online messaging service WhatsApp with bin Salman.
Kushner reportedly called Khashoggi a "terrorist" in an off-the-record conversation with a reporter.
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