Trump Says U.S. Attendance Uncertain at Saudi Investment Meeting

Source: Bloomberg

By
Toluse Olorunnipa
and
Jennifer Epstein

?October? ?15?, ?2018? ?5?:?30? ?PM Updated on ?October? ?15?, ?2018? ?11?:?31? ?PM

President Donald Trump said he’s uncertain whether his administration will participate in a Saudi investment conference as CNN said the kingdom is preparing a report saying Jamal Khashoggi died as the result of an interrogation that went wrong.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who was scheduled to attend the Riyadh conference, will decide by Friday whether to participate, Trump told reporters on Monday.

As recently as Friday, Mnuchin said he still planned to attend, despite an exodus of sponsors and participants. Executives including JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon and Uber Technologies Inc.’s Dara Khosrowshahi have dropped out of the conference. Blackstone Chief Executive Officer Steve Schwarzman and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink also have canceled plans to attend, said people with knowledge of the matter.
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