Donald Trump actually said...

"The king firmly denied any knowledge of it. He didn't really know, maybe -- I don't want to get into his mind, but it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers."

"I just spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge of what took place with regard to, as he said, his Saudi Arabian citizen. I've asked and he firmly denied that."

"I like General Mattis. I think I know more about it than he does."

"I have great confidence in my intelligence people but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today."