This means the Saudi government lied to President Trump dozens of times previously.
> This means the Saudi government lied to President Trump dozens of times previously.
...or it means that they told him the truth unofficially, but asked him to hold off divulging it publicly, until they cleaned up the mess at home and divulged it themselves.
...or it means that he sits in a dark prison in KSA and his death is a cover story, while they extract his intel via interrogation.
All kinds of diplomatic possibilities.