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Jared kushner. of course, adviser to the president and the president's son-in-law. this at a cnn event moments ago. >> we're more in the fact-finding phase, and we're obviously getting as many fact as we can from the different places. and then we'll determine which facts are credible and then after that, the president and the secretary of state will make a determination as to what we deem to be credible and what actions we think we should take. i'll also say that we have to be able to work with our allies. and saudi arabia has been, i think, a very strong ally in terms of pushing back against ...

The president in this situation some. >> so advice i have given the president in this situation like in all other situations will stay between me and the president. >> we begin with the president facing increasing pressure to take a tougher stand on saudi arabia after the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. his senior adviser and son-in-law offering the administration line a bit earlier at a cnn forum here in new york. >> with regards to the situation in saudi arabia, i would say right now in this administration we are more in the fact finding phase. we are obviously getting as many f...

Now they're questioning this dark and questionable attempt at a cover-up. >> it not only was his hair wrong, his shoes were wrong. he didn't leave with somebody who identified with the cons consula consulate. that's just really sloppy trade craft. >> reporter: as the world piles attention on saudi arabia, the u.s. is willing to hear them out. the white house is focused on strategic objectives and called it a fact-finding phase. but he said that crown prince bin salman is investigating these allegations seriously. >> this is a very serious situation and to make sure you're transparent and to ta...

Because jamal khashoggi's fiance was waiting outside for him and she called government advisers here, sounding the alarm after a couple of hours of him being inside, we know turkish intelligence rushed to the airport and boarded one of those saudi private jets that was taking half of the operatives back home. that may have tipped them off that the turks were on to them and changed the calculation about releasing the footage. >> great reporting. thank you. donald trump's son-in-law jared kushner breaking his silence speaking to cnn about the investigation about the death of jamal khashoggi. kus...

Investment that's being made in our country. i don't want to lose a million jobs. >> reporter: earlier in the day in an exclusive interview with cnn the president's son-in-law and senior adviser refusing to say if he believes the saudis are telling the truth about khashoggi. >> right now we're in a fact finding phase. >> reporter: his close relationship with the saudi crown prince has come amid intense scrutiny. trump told the washington post they are two young guys. jared doesn't know him well or anything. they are just two young people. they are the same age. they like each other, i believe....