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So we have been writing about these things, and then at the same time, we have been saying you have to report what is going to happen. but i think that even for people who wanted to give mbs the benefit of the doubt, this has to be a watershed moment. if the reports are true, a crime of an entirely different caliber, and it should not be possible for anybody to go back to business as usual. >> to lure somebody to a consulate to dismember the body and to take it back to saudi. it is a crime of a ...

Consensus. mbs has come into power and moved at break neck speed. sorry. >> reporter: these international -- these western leaders do need to be sensible about the way they go about devising policy going forward. i think it would be unfair to suggest it was all a one way street, that nobody needed it, saudi, the gulf, you eluded to counter intelligence sharing, to security. national security interests of the united states in ensuring the aqap, al qaeda and the arabian peninsula are kept at bay. ...

Signed copies of the mbs special magazine. theres got to be tons of executives regretting it. whats the reckoning of that? how about in the corporate community as well? >> well i think, you know, the trumps may end upcoming out of this administration shunned by the corporate community. well have to see on that front. thats a to be seen. one of the things lets not forget about jared kushner after mbs came to power in saudi arabia he essentially imprisoned about a dozen in the ritz-carlton. i will...

U.s.-saudi relationship goes back many years. i think mbs has been emboldened. his relationship with the white house, with donald trump as well as with jared kushner i think probably gave him increased confidence to do some of these things in a more aggressive way. look whats happened in yemen and that awful, awful tragic war. i also think donald trumps siding up to authoritarian leaders around the globe, donald trumps condemnation of the press thats critical, his continued dishonesty and denial...

Mbs, did order the hacking -- >> assassination of a journalist. >> assassination of a journalist. unfortunately weve just been through what a white house investigation will be. if they dont want to find nothing, they aint going to find nothing. >> the bond villain in my opinion is in the white house. trump admitted in the clip you just played that they buy stuff from me. it shouldnt be republican, democratwre democrat, conservative liberal, that shouldnt be in our interests what works for him an...

Of the arab world and yet policy in washington is determined by a very small group of people when it comes to saudi arabia which is why even if there is a pushback as we have seen from president trump in the last few days, i dont think that it is going to last. the reality is that there has been a strong relationship with mbs and the white house, and that is what they are counting on. and unless it changes within saudi arabia, i dont see the changes from within washington. >> and tyreke, there h...

Yet saudi arabia has a major confrontation with the qataris, the future of policy toward the arab world yet policy in washington is determined by a small group of people when it comes to saudi arabia which is why even if there is a pushback as weve seen from president trump, i dont think it will last, the reality is that there has been a strong relationship wi with mbs and the white house. unless theres a change in saudi arabia, i dont see a change coming from washington. >> saudi arabia dis hav...

Ill read for the viewers. you say that khashoggi crossed this line that made him a marked man and probably led to his brutal death. this is according to your discussions with at least one of his close friends. his offense, he dared criticize the crown prince in a washington post column. accused this strong man of imprisoning intellectuals, journalists and other political dissidents. explain, michael. >> you know, this stung for mbs, mohamed been salaman, because he was a man whod been closely ti...

>> well, you know, i lived over there for seven years in the gulf states. and just recently returned to the united states. and the one thing that we can say, unequivocally, is they have ridiculous amounts of money. i mean, theyre not billionaires. theyre technically trillionaires allowing the states to hold onto their money. they are developing lots of work in the region. they have many, many lobbyists in the united states. thats what everyone really wants. thats why donald trump scheduled his f...

Conflicts of interest and a president who likes authoritarian leaders like the saudi king and saudi crown prince. >> lets play donald trump in mobile, alabama talking about saudi arabia to your very point. >> saudi arabia, and i get along great with all of them. they buy apartments from me, they spend $40 million, $50 million, am i supposed to dislike them? i like them very much. >> its not just donald trump. its also his son-in-law. you and i have talked about this many times. jared kushner wen...