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>> no, im not sure yet that it exists. probably does. possibly does. >> were talking about a man who lived across the river in virginia. why not send the fbi in to figure all this out? >> he wasnt a citizen of this country, for one thing. and were going to determine that. and you dont know whether or not we have, do you? im not giving cover at all. with that said, saudi arabia has been a very important ally of ours in the middle east. >> here to discuss the days rather remarkable developments, o...

>> i dont want to talk about any of the facts. they didnt want to either. and that they want to have the opportunity to complete this investigation in a thorough way. >> ned, have you ever seen an american diplomat sort of used as a prop the way mbs used pompeo yesterday? and have you seen this so inv t inverted? im struck by the fact they didnt save all of the, you know, covering each others behind for the private meeting and speak as americas, you know, any sort of moral leadership that this c...

Putin believes it. putin said he denied it and he believes it and that was good enough for him. remarkable echoes of that yesterday. this is something where its very clear that there is, you know, there could be a moment where he is sort of boxed in. if theres even more evidence that suggests that what happened -- that this journalist was murdered in this consulate but it seems to be, people ive talked to, that if as long as the king or mbs personally arent implicated, that that wont change the ...

Falling in line behind him in the administration. >> ned price, i imagine this conversation makes your head explode. let me read something david ignatius wrote. jared kushner urged mbs last weekend to organize an investigation that could identify the culprit responsible for khashoggis death, two sources told me. the next day after speak with the saudi king, the president sid he thought rogue killers within saudi arabias government may have been responsible. seemingly telegraphing a fall guy stra...

>> its deredefining that trust relationship. >> and the one person who watches everything we say and do is the president himself. so he thinks we still matter. ned price, thank you. youve been amazing the last couple of days. with democrats discouraged after the kavanaugh nomination, michelle obamas message of hope and empowerment was particularly well received today. well bring it to you.

Price, former senior director and spokesperson for the national security counsel and obama administration, and former cia analyst. and john, for "the washington post" and host of wnyc radios america on the line there. both msnbc contributors. and ned, your reaction to this latest reporting from "the washington post" saying american intelligence intercepts have captured saudi officials discussing a plan to detain khashoggi. >> in some ways, lawrence, this underscores our worst fear. in the intell...

And, you know, the fact that were talking about jamal khashoggi should remind everyone about the perils of being a journalist. as americans were not used to this. journalists cover stories and cover politicians and cover the powerful all the time. and the fact were talking about jamal khashoggi right now shows the perils of holding the powerful accountable. >> and hes not the only one. i want to raise another issue here because the president has talked about the press as being the enemy of the p...

Hands over the information needed to carry out a real investigation. up until this moment republicans on capitol hill have been unbelievably compliant with any of the wishes from the administration. itd be very interesting to see how the administration responds to this. and one other thing. there are two reporters from reuters who are arrested in myanmar who have been in jail for 303 days since december of 2017. so journalists are being arrested around the world. this case of jamal khashoggi hit...

The perils of holding the powerful accountable. >> and hes not the only one. i want to raise another issue here because the president has talked about the press as being the the enemy of the people. and weve been saying how that must sound to other countries around the world, especially to dudictatorial regimes. hes still in detention. he has been jailed now for several weeks. and hes a photographer there. there are british protests trying to bring attention to his case. but, ned, this is one of...

>> and the reason why he was arrested in bangladesh is because he criticized the governments reaction and handling of protests. this is exactly what you would want the media and press to do in any country. and ned, this is the thing they have every right to believe that donald trump would encourage. just go ahead, shut these people down if they criticize the government. >> well, thats absolutely right. and in fact, he has. in some cases its been explicit as with the -- as when he tells duterte h...