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Advantage. mbs is the face behind the saudi economy. he has created the saudi vision 2030 to modernize the economy. hes the guy that talks about this huge saudi ipo, which potentially was going to be the biggest ipo in the world, saudi aramco. if the market or the people believe that this intelligence guy is the bad guy and mohammed bin salman, the crown prince, is, that could be all off the table. >> neil: obviously were talking about mohammed bin salman. but im telling you, susan, i dont know ...

So totally and arabia government unacceptable that he has to do something. our friend whom we have known and interviewed for years, senator graham, lindsey graham is saying we have got to persuade them through intelligence sources to get rid of the prince and replace him with one of his older, more mature brothers of which he has 13. brian: throughout the middle east okay to start cutting up journalists around the middle east if we let this go unconfronted. jonathan swan reported this. mike pomp...

Thats why the secretary treasurer is not going. that crosses a threshold. it certainly puts the saudis on notice theres an expectation that when they come out with something, its going to have to look pretty credible at least in so far as acknowledging that the saudis did this and holding somebody to account for having engaged in behavior that is unacceptable. >> shepard: the two sides reporting the "washington post" looking for a mutually agreeable explanation for khaishoggis death that will av...

The associated press who is now national political reporter for us at nbc news. josh, id like to begin with you. is there a sense as we come on the air since you last did a round of reporting on this story that the sides may be closing in on this man they call mbs? >> well, it all depends, really, brian on how much the u.s. and other countries are willing to point the finger directly at saudi leadership. crown prince mohammed bin salman and those around him. and how much evidence it comes forwar...

How does president trump move forward with relations, with the saudis, specifically the crown prince? and ill say from those who i speak to in the white house, they just keep hoping i feel like that this news cycle passes. when i referenced this or things like it, they keep saying, how about bob woodwards book? and they kind of laugh. >> with mbs, you have a president who wants to protect his relationship with the saudi kingdom. but even the top trump allies like senator lindsey graham who keeps...

About how much saudi saudi arabia has in terms of its wealth. how it couldnt be isolated even if sanctions were imposed. this is a president who does not immediately get drawn to human rights and private conversations based on our reporting and talks with administration officials. hes instead talking about how saudi arabia is the keystone of certain middle east peace discussions that are ongoing, about the global economy. youre right, this is jarring. this is a president who sometimes will react...

Operation from crowned prince mohammed. but if there are intercepts from u.s. intelligence, if there are other indications that the u.s. has picked up that this was something that was plotted that would really contradict that public line from the saudis, thats going to make it really difficult for president trump, particularly if members of congress who have been very aghast about this whole situation, if they have access to that situation. its hard to see how that kind of a cover story would ho...

National political reporter for us at nbc news. josh, id like to begin with you. is there a sense as we come on the air since you last did a round of reporting on this story that the sides may be closing in on this man they call mbs? >> well, it all depends, really, brian on how much the u.s. and other countries are willing to point the finger directly at saudi leadership. crown prince mohammed bin salman and those around him. and how much evidence it comes forward that really indicates that thi...

Up at a three-bedroom home in nevada. but he has been solidly m.i.a., i think youd agree, until, that is, the "washington post" and your colleagues named costa, rucker and dossy got him on the record on the saudi matter. im going to read it to you. giuliani said that trump is not naive about mohammeds authoritarian moves to consolidate power inside his kingdom, recalling that the president privately expressed concern about the crown princes methods after he jailed a number of critics and royal f...

And josh letterman, veteran of the associated press who is now national political reporter for us at nbc news. josh, id like to begin with you. is there a sense as we come on the air since you last did a round of reporting on this story that the sides may be closing in on this man they call mbs? >> well, it all depends, really, brian on how much the u.s. and other countries are willing to point the finger directly at saudi leadership. crown prince mohammed bin salman and those around him. and ho...