There goes another one

Hours after Mr. Trump spoke, a State Department spokeswoman issued a carefully worded statement that called the news reports about the C.I.A.’s assessment “inaccurate,” without giving any specifics.

“There remain numerous unanswered questions with respect to the murder of Mr. Khashoggi. The State Department will continue to seek all relevant facts,” said the spokeswoman, Heather Nauert. “In the meantime, we will continue to consult Congress, and work with other nations to hold accountable those involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.”

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Subsequently, on Friday evening, White House Official Kirsten Fontenrose resigned.

The exact circumstances of her departure are murky, and it is unclear whether her advocacy for a hawkish response to the killing angered some in the White House.

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[She] had pushed for tough measures against the Saudi government, and had been in Riyadh to discuss a raft of sanctions that the American government imposed in recent days against those identified as responsible for the killing, according to two people familiar with the conversations.

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The exact circumstances of her departure are murky, and it is unclear whether her advocacy for a hawkish response to the killing angered some in the White House. When she returned to Washington, according to the two people, she had a dispute with her bosses at the National Security Council, where she had served as the director for the Persian Gulf region.

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As pressure mounted on the White House in recent weeks to devise a tough response to the killing, Ms. Fontenrose was sent to Saudi Arabia as part of a group trying to determine sanctions. According to her LinkedIn page, she had been at the National Security Council since March.

Her LinkedIn page said she served in the State Department for five years, 2011 to 2016.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.