She also addressed reports Mr Trump is seeking to invite her to the White House, saying: “If he makes a genuine contribution to the efforts to reveal what happened inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul that day, I will consider accepting his invitation.”

WHAT HAPPENED TO JAMAL KHASHOGGI?

Khashoggi was last seen walking into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, at 1pm on October 2, according to CCTV footage obtained by Turkish newspaper Hurriyet.

The Post contributor, who has penned articles critical of some of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies in the Arab and Western press, hasn’t been seen since.

Turkish government sources said police believed he was killed inside — claims dismissed by Riyadh as “baseless”.

While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded Saudi Arabia prove their assertion that the journalist left the consulate, he has so far refrained from giving credence to claims that Khashoggi is dead, saying he will wait for an official probe.

The journalist has been a vocal critic of Riyadh’s intervention in the war in Yemen, and once compared the young prince to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Post column.

Analysts say the diplomatic tiptoeing by both Saudi Arabia and Turkey is a sign they fear the case could stoke increased tensions, cautious of further straining relations in the midst of power plays stemming from overlapping interests in the region

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