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Basically, taking rex tillersons portfolio out of his hands particularly in the middle east, his complete control of the relationship with mbs in saudi arabia meant that he kind of got played by mbs. he pushed for trump to hold this -- the first official american visit was not to a country with shared democratic values but to the kingdom of saudi arabia. its brutal regime. the theme of the summit was all about cooperation. days later, the saudis made a mockery of the united states by turning aro...

Financing for. so this is why he pushes for trump to make the united states first official visit abroad not to a country with shared democratic values but to the kingdom of saudi arabia, with this lovely mbs as the crown prince. and that summit was all about cooperation in the region. days after it, rex tillerson and jim mattis then the defense secretary were horrified when they heard out of the blue that the saudis were basically and three other middle eastern countries were blockading qatar wh...

Handing over possible information about saudi dissidents to mbs, compromising national security. we need to know who has these clearances, why they have them, who they were given. >> who do you plan on subpoenaing? >> i think we can subpoena john kelly who wrote a contemporaneous memo opposing the security decision, the decision to grant these clearances. why did he oppose those? why were those clearances given over career officials? and i think we have to understand from jared kushner and ivank...

Who have tweeted and things like this. we assumed it was in place anyway. but the new york times report gives additional detail of this. is this part of mbs responsibility? mbs being the saudi crown prince? it almost certainly is. but the moment we have what i would call a polite fiction that perhaps the crown prince didnt actually know khashoggi was going to be murdered. but if theres a team thats been capturing these people and then bringing them back, imprisoning them, even torturing them, th...

I didnt need the vote because we all knew it was going to be a veto and theyll not be able to overri override. >> well see how it plays out in the courts but how significant is the republican fracturing. is it isolated on this? also the yemen war powers resolution. is that it? were done, move on? or a festering fissure in the republican party? >> i dont think this is part of a larger revolt. weve seen this happen time and again when there are things the president does and you see congress come b...

Normal aides would be. if youre going to be the chief of staff, thats a factor you have to take into consideration. youre not going to win a battle with them. >> theyre going to be a force even though these are the scandals they brought. ivanka stayed at her company while advising her father at the white house. he since shut down his brand. jared had to update security form sboos the hundrs into hund. jareds on going communications and meetings with foreign leaders. hes known to text with mbs. i...

>> he was beginning to do something i hadnt seen from any saudi leader, ever. >> his reforms inside saudi arabia have been revolutionary. >> he says, i am not going to leave this life until i see the entire middle east in the first rank of nations. >> movies were heresy? but then the crown prince opened a movie theater. >> dont freeze. >> i never freeze. >> watching "black panther" were men and women sitting together. thats dramatic change. >> this man is extremely popular. >> here it is, ladies...

Mbs lost some of his key foreign investors. >> richard branson said he would freeze ties with the saudi kingdom -- >> mbs should be doing time! >> the world is angry at him. but at home -- [ cheers ] >> he continues to have real support. one more fact that may keep mbs in power is nationalism. >> people would have the sense of belonging to the state because they are saudis and not because they have a particular way of understanding islam. >> saudis form of embassy had been quiet, the crown princ...

>> the saudi/american alliance grew stronger through the years. but there was always one sticking point. americas support for israel. that difference turned into a crisis in the 1970s. >> since first light this morning -- >> during the yom kippur war, the saudis protested american aid to israel and then led an oil embargo against america. >> they will reduce oil production by 5% a month until the israelis withdraw from occupied territories. >> it plunged the united states into a recession. peopl...

>> but the truth about mbs was beginning to emerge. and it was more complicated. >> you are a young -- 29 years old when you became deputy crown prince. very impulsive. not very experienced young man who had some very dangerous, dark impulses. saddam-like impulses, we now understand. >> u.s. officials usually weigh in when allies like saudi arabia go off course. >> they need us to draw red lines. and what theyve all needed always over the years was to be able to say to their cabinet or their adv...