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Three countries. it would be a way of saving mbs from what i think is his -- i think most people think its responsibility approving this. its very hard to imagine this happened without his approval. turkey, it would be a way of defusing the dispute between turkey and saudi arabia. it would be a way of the u.s. keeping its bet on mbs, and so there is some risk that the three of these will agree on some weak and unconvincing explanation from mbs blaming it on somebody else. the truth is that u.s. ...

David, about this washington post reporting president and the saudi royal family searching for an explanation of the death of khashoggi, one that avoids implicates mbs, according to analysts and officials that theyve spoken to. the question is why is it simply to -- why are they doing it? simply to maintain the u.s./saudi arms deals? or do you think its more personal? >> well, first of all, i agree with walter that thats certainly an element in this. you know, here we have the killers based on w...

Then backed off that, mbs talks a very good game. i think he knows how to push american buttons, but i think he played the administration. >> thank you for doing that. thank you for pointing it out to me as well. max, let me get your reaction, your initial reaction to this reporting that jamie gangel of pompeo saying the cameras afterwards, no smile, saying you guys have to own up with this. and if not, this could cost, you know, him his title. >> well, im glad that the secretary of state was to...

Proceed and when and how to release any evidence that theyve gathered. so i think the u.s. intelligence community is many ways -- theyre probably, you know, in communication, but also on the receiving end of that investigation at this point. >> nick, i want to talk to you about "the washington post" reporting that the trump administration and that the saudi royal family, that theyre searching for an explanation for the death of khashoggi, one that is going to avoid implicating mbs in this. thats...

6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... ♪ so tonight sources telling cnn that secretary of state mike pompeo warned saudi arabias crown prince his future as king depends on how he handles the suspected murder of jamal khashoggi. i want to talk about this breaking news with special correspondent jamie gangel. jamie joins me by phone with new information. thank you so much. we saw all smiles in that photo-op between the secretary of state and mbs, but youre reporting thats where the smiles ended. so wal...

Saudi arabia situation. why? >> because he knows its a risk for him personally and the administration. one of the things we learned erlt in the process is there was a phone call between jared kushner and mbs early in the process, and mbs called him to pry and prespin the situation. also on the phone call was john bolton, the national security adviser. thats in part because the administration was aware as not being able to be seen as having back channels in the case, and they needed to signal to ...

I get that maybe pompeo did not want to embarrass them there, but he has been back in the united states for 24 hours. i dont believe sources. i dont believe he went in there and was tough. somebody has to come out and say these things, and we are not hearing it from the trump administration. >> you are saying you dont believe he was tough. we know there was pushback, which is where i think some of that is coming from, and he said mbs had to own this after we saw the smiling photos. abby, in term...

So for, only about $14 billion of that has actually come to pass, and just as they had talked about supporting president trumps peace agreement for the middle east, then backed off that, mbs talks a very good game. i think he knows how to push american buttons, but i think he played the administration. >> thank you for doing that. thank you for pointing it out to me as well. max, let me get your reaction, your initial reaction to this reporting that jamie gangel of pompeo saying the cameras afte...

Supposed comments contrary to the saudi establishment. the egyptian governments seizure of the entire print run of a newspaper, al massry al uniform did not enrage or provoke a reaction from colleagues. these actions no longer carry the consequence of a backlash from the international community. instead these actions may trigger condemnation quickly followed by silence. five-year prison sentence pales in comparison to what were hearing about khashoggi and the seizure of a newspaper triggering co...

The security guard for mbs. his top security people around him. the top forensic doctor. and dont know who did it. theyre trying to come up with an excuse an explanation. now its become an issue. they sent the signal. if youre a saudi citizen youre anywhere in the world youre not safe. if you criticize the regime. secondly, how do they come up with some kind of story they can sell that has at least a credibility in the world. and i dont frankly see how dha do it. they do whatever they want in th...