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Listening device inside the consulate that the turks had placed and that audio was given to the cia. theres other forms of intelligence we probably dont even know about but also a big part of this is the cias assessment since well before jamal khashoggi was killed that nothing really happens in the kingdom of saudi arabia without mohammed bin salman, the crown princes say-so. and they find it impossible to believe that an operation of this magnitude could have occurred without mbs, as hes known,...

Prince order this is assassinati assassination, how certain? >> i cant officially collaborate the reporting on the cia report, but for the sake of discussing it, it is accurate and valid. i think that the fact that apparently this came with a high confidence, when you a high confidence level to a report, typically you have, you know, very good sourcing from multiple sources. and so that is, i think, that was the case here. and i think beyond that i think this report simply serves to reinforce wh...

Assume that if you were operating inside a diplomatic facility like this, there might be the risk in that country that you could be intercepted. this was a brazen attack, as we all know, and has been well documented. but the intelligence ultimately was collected by the united states and also by other governments, including turkey, and is forming this full picture that were seeing now. >> this isnt what the president wants to hear. hes made that loud and clear, right? i talked to mbs, he assures ...

Journalist jamal khashoggis assassination. according to "the washington post," the cia examined multiple sources of intelligence which included this, a phone call that the crown princes brother, who is the saudi ambassador to the united states, had with khashoggi. "outfront" now, shane harris, one of the reporters who broke the story for the "washington post." shane, obviously, this is a huge development. this is not what the president wants to hear tonight. so, tell me what the cia has -- what ...

Riyadh, mbs, was responsible for this heinous crime, and now he has been caught out by turkish intelligence. hes been caught out by u.s. intelligence. and just this week you had this kind of charade where the saudis said they were going to prosecute 11 individuals and the trump administration said they were going to put sanctions on 17 individuals, but these are lower level saudis and theyre basically trying to create a cover so that mbs can get away with this crime. now that becomes much harder...

From this inescapable reality that their close ally and pal in riyadh, mbs, was responsible for this heinous crime, and now he has been caught out by turkish intelligence. hes been caught out by u.s. intelligence. and just this week you had this kind of charade burewhere the ss said they were going to prosecute 11 individuals and the trump administration said they were going to put sanctions on 17 individuals, but these are lower level saudis and theyre basically trying to create a cover so that...

Operate in saudi arabia, which centers around mbs, mohammed bin salman, who was de facto the rural in saudi arabia who involves himself in all matters big and small. from the beginning no question that an operation like this could not have been planned and executed without not just the acquiescence and knowledge of mohammed bin salman, but im convinced the direction. and i felt that way before this reporting of the cia report. >> again, the phraseology you point out is high confidence, which mea...

A book that youre ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! breaking news tonight on the very dark subject, the murder of jamal khashoggi, specifically whether the de facto saudi ruler mohammed bin salman ordered the killing. according to the reporting, the cia has concluded the answer is yes. which may approximate tough for the white house to swole given how tightly the administration has tied its fortunes to that prince known by many as mbs. jo...

A security clearance, has to be concerned that if they take a strong action against saudi arabia, perhaps the crown princes denial that he had been working with kushner to gather that information could change. and so -- >> yeah. >> this white house is in a difficult spot. >> the saudi story has changed several times in the last month and a half or so. let me read this twice from ben rhodes. this was president obamas former deputy national security adviser in which he tweeted, its not just a ques...

Good morning to you, bob. >> good morning, victor. >> lets start here, youre former cia. "the washington post" reports that the cia is -- theyve concluded that mbs ordered this. they have a high degree of confidence in this assessment. the president says he still has some things to consider. what does it take for the cia to get to this level of certainty? >> oh, victor, it takes a lot. most of this intelligence is based on intercepts, on calls and e-mails between the saudi ambassador here and hi...