1/ Trump suggested that “rogue killers� may be responsible for the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi because King Salman “firmly denied any knowledge� of what happened. “It sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers,� Trump said. “Who knows?� During an interview with “60 Minutes,� Trump said that even though the Saudis denied involvement in Khashoggi’s disappearance, it was still possible that they were responsible. “We’re going to get to the bottom of it, and there will be severe punishment.� (New York Times / Politico / CBS News)

2/ The Saudis are preparing to admit that Khashoggi’s death was the result of an interrogation gone wrong. Previously, Saudi authorities had maintained Khashoggi left the consulate the same afternoon of his visit, but provided no evidence to support the claim. Multiple sources said the Saudis are discussing a plan to admit that Khashoggi was killed after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, but that the operation was carried out without clearance in an effort to absolve Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of responsibility by giving him plausible deniability to say he didn’t order the killing and didn’t know about it.(CNN) / NBC News)

3/ Jared Kushner appears to have paid almost no federal income taxes from 2009 to 2016. Kushner used a tax-minimizing loophole that kept his tax bill low by reporting real estate losses based on “significant depreciation,� according confidential financial documents. Nothing in the documents indicate that Kushner broke the law. Despite Kushner Companies being profitable, Kushner has been losing money for years as far as the IRS is concerned, because the losses were driven by depreciation. Real estate investors deduct a portion of the cost of their buildings from their taxable income every year. (New York Times)