On Friday, the Biden administration released a U.S. intelligence community report about the October 2018 assassination of Saudi dissident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi was brutally murdered at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The report confirms the U.S. assessment that Khashoggi was murdered on the orders of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The declassified report is sparse on detail, reflecting the fact that it has been washed of the corroborating intelligence reporting for its conclusions. But it does make public three supports for its assessment that the crown prince had Khashoggi assassinated. These being “the Crown Prince’s control of decision-making in the Kingdom, the direct involvement of a key adviser and members of Muhammad bin Salman’s protective detail in the operation, and the Crown Prince’s support for using violent measures to silence dissidents abroad, including Khashoggi.”