vrieling and thinking about trotting out and here they have the president of the united states sort of floating their pr trial balloon for them, for whatever reasons, and i think they're probably about saving face. saudi arabia was the first place he went to a big foreign trip. he seems bound and determined to try to help the saudis convince the world that something out of their control happened to this journalist who walked into their consulate and never walked out. >> that's what i was going to ask you. the rogue killer theory. and then his defense of the crown prince to the associated press. is he not only believing the cover story? is he helping to construct it? >> i think he's helping to construct it. i can't believe he believes it, but i don't think he cares. i think he sees it as within his -- he sees it as in his interest and our country's experience to somehow help the saudis rigging out of this so he's happy to do it because the morals of this bizarrely seem not to concern him one wit.