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Eastern here on msnbc. david shuster thank you as well. good to have you on. matt miller good to have you. stay with us. still ahead on this morning joe the administration just briefed senators on the murder of jamal khashoggi and its safe to say chris murphy of not impressed with what he heard. whats next in the push to hold saudi arabia responsible for killing a "washington post" columnist? its kind of hard when jared kushner is meeting with mbs and ignoring it. its almost impossible. well ask...

Intelligence communitys, accepting the saudi crowned prince on khashoggis death, and accepting kim with regard to the death of young otto. all of these things are of a piece of sending a message to the world that human rights do not mean very much to me in the united states. this is a retreat for what the united states has stood for since the end of the second world war. donald trump obviously has other priorities that hes walking that back and is sending a clear message. i believe these autocra...

Arabia because the president has refused to do that, has violated the law and not given us a report on the culpability of the saudi regime that hes required to do. congress can also take steps to just handcuff the president, to take powers away from him, to do more ourselves, if we find that the abuses are maybe short of impeachment but still worthy of being addressed. >> you just mentioned saudi arabia. i want to follow up on that, because thats a place in which jared kushners meeting with mbs....

Report on the culpability of the saudi regime that hes required to do. congress can also take steps to just handcuff the president, to take powers away from him, to do more ourselves, if we find that the abuses are maybe short of impeachment but still worthy of being addressed. >> you just mentioned saudi arabia. i want to follow up on that, because thats a place in which jared kushners meeting with mbs. he has the security clearance granted by the president over the objections we now know of al...

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Middle east. for years america has been desperate for a new day in saudi arabia. >> welcome to the stage, ladies and gentlemen, his royal highness -- >> enter 33-year-old crown prince mohammad bin salman. he is unlike any saudi ruler the world has seen before. mbs effectively took over from his father, king salman, two years ago. suddenly everything in saudi arabia seemed to change. >> right away he looks like a breath of fresh air. and hes forceful. ♪ >> remember music was evil? ♪ but maria...

Saudi. these are americas friends? >> they are not our allies. >> the crown prince is a wrecking ball. >> that prince, mohammad bin salman. >> he is dangerous. >> accused of involvement in the murder -- >> outrage. >> -- of a "washington post" journalist. >> khashoggis body was dismembered -- >> actually brought a bone saw into the consulate -- >> chopped up into small pieces -- >> but that crown prince, mbs, is changing saudi arabia. >> a new era, new age. >> this man is extremely popular. >> i...

Women. >> and women in saudi arabia are hungry. they want opportunity. there are more women getting educated than men because theyre looking for any opportunity to actually do something. >> his economic plan is called "vision 2030." >> theyre looking at other ways to diversify their economy. one of the natural ones, of course, is tourism. >> just endless potential. >> he has plans for a huge luxury resort in the red sea and a $500 billion entertainment city, nyom, in the middle of the desert. it...

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Thinking about where the united states should go in its relationship with saudi arabia. the first is that washington does not have the power to choose who will rule saudi arabia. the kingdom is a strange country with three distinct features -- tribes, religion, and oil. all interacting in complex ways. the ruling family has been able to maintain power for so long because it has managed and manipulated this system effectively. and if mohammad bin salman was somehow toppled, the most likely outcom...