I’m not a legal expert but “Mistakes happen. We acknowledge that this was a huge mistake,” doesn’t seem like an appropriate defense for the deliberate murder and dismemberment of a journalist.

Hatice Cengiz, the wife of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, turned down an invitation to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. Per the BBC: “She thought the invitation was aimed at influencing public opinion in the U.S.,” which, yeah.

President Donald Trump has spent the past week offering cover for the murder of one journalist, and encouraging his fans to cheer the assault of another. But here comes the White House Correspondents Association with a strongly worded tweet that will definitely make the administration think twice. Right?