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President BidenJoe BidenHoyer: House will vote on COVID-19 relief bill Friday Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Powell pushes back on GOP inflation fears MORE said Wednesday that he has read the report on the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

“Yes, I have,” Biden told reporters in the State Dining Room after signing an executive order on the economy, without elaborating further.

The Biden administration is expected to soon release an unclassified version of the report on Khashoggi’s death. Biden also said that he would speak with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, but did not offer a timeline or confirm reports that the call would take place on Wednesday.

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“I’m going to be talking to him, I have not spoken to him yet,” Biden said.

The release of the report is likely to complicate the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia. It is expected to find that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of Khashoggi, who was a journalist for The Washington Post.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will be releasing the report, which Reuters reported would happen on Thursday.

White House press secretary Jen PsakiJen PsakiHillicon Valley: Companies urge action at SolarWinds hearing | Facebook lifts Australian news ban | Biden to take action against Russia in 'weeks' Overnight Health Care: COVID-19 vaccine makers pledge massive supply increase | Biden health nominee faces first Senate test | White House defends reopening of facility for migrant kids Ocasio-Cortez criticizes opening of migrant facility for children under Biden MORE told reporters earlier Wednesday that Biden would speak with King Salman “soon” but did not offer a specific timeline.

Director of National Intelligence Avril HainesAvril HainesSenate confirms Vilsack as Agriculture secretary Schumer sets up confirmation blitz in Senate Overnight Defense: NATO expanding troops in Iraq MORE committed during her confirmation hearing to release the report on Khashoggi’s killing. Congress was briefed on the classified version of the report in 2018, but the Trump administration resisted calls to release an unclassified version, even after Congress passed legislation requiring the intelligence community to release an unclassified version of the report.

Reuters reported Thursday that the declassified report concludes that the crown prince approved and likely ordered Khashoggi’s murder. The Post reported in 2018 that the CIA concluded that the crown prince ordered Khashoggi’s assassination. Khashoggi had been critical of the Saudi government in his columns.

Biden is expected to diverge from the friendly relationship that former President TrumpDonald TrumpRomney: 'Pretty sure' Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Trump says 'no doubt' Tiger Woods will be back after accident MORE and his administration had with the Saudi government. Psaki said earlier this month that Biden would “recalibrate” relations with the Saudis, including by speaking with King Salman rather than his son, the crown prince.

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