Trump dismisses UN request for FBI to investigate Jamal Khashoggi's murder

President suggests it would jeopardise weapons sales to Saudis The Guardian view on Jamal Khashoggi's murder Donald Trump has dismissed a United Nations request for the FBI to investigate the murder of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, suggesting it would jeopardise American weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. Related: 'We are coming to get you': recordings reveal Saudi plan for Khashoggi murder