.
. >>> WELL, THE HARM -- KHASHOGGI
HAS BEEN MISSING FOR OVER A WEEK
NOW EVER SINCE HE ENTERED THE
SAUDI CONSULATE IN ISTANBUL LAST
TUESDAY AND NEVER REEMERGED.
TURKEY’S OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" KHASHOGGI
WAS KILLED WHILE INSIDE THE
CONSULATE AT THE ORDER OF THE
SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT.
"THE WASHINGTON POST" AND OTHER
OUTLETS HAVE OBTAINED VIDEO
THAT’S BEEN AIRING ON TURKEY’S
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. IT SHOWS A TEAM OF 15 SAUDI
AGENTS WHO CONDUCTED THAT
OPERATION AFTER FLYING INTO
ISTANBUL ON TWO GULF STREAM
JETS.
JETS. MOST DISTURBING IS THAT
ACCORDING TO ONE SENIOR TURKISH
OFFICIAL WHO SPOKE TO THE "NEW
YORK TIMES" THAT TEAM, YOU WON’T
BELIEVE THIS, THIS IS GROTESQUE,
DISMEMBERED HIS BODY WITH A BONE
SAW THEY BROUGHT FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
PURPOSE. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE’S SPOKEN
TO THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT.
HERE’S HOW HE REACTED TO THAT
STORY TODAY.
STORY TODAY. >> IT’S VERY SAD SITUATION, IT’S
A VERY BAD SITUATION.
AND WE WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF IT.
OF IT. I DON’T WANT TO MAKE -- I DON’T
WANT TO SAY THAT.
I HOPE HE’S NOT.
I HOPE HE’S NOT.
YEAH, WE’RE DEMANDING
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. WE WANT TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT’S
GOING ON HERE.
IT’S A BAD SITUATION.
THE FACT THAT IT’S A REPORTER,
YOU COULD SAY IN MANY RESPECTS
IT MAKES IT -- IT BRINGS IT TO A
LEVEL -- IT’S A VERY SERIOUS
SITUATION FOR US AND FOR THIS
WHITE HOUSE.
WHITE HOUSE. WE DO NOT LIKE SEEING WHAT’S
GOING ON.
GOING ON. >> WE’RE BRINGING IN KAREN
MATIA.
MATIA. DO YOU BASICALLY GO ALONG WITH
WHAT WE’RE HEARING ABOUT THE
CHAIN SAW CUTTING, LIKE THE MOB,
WENT IN THERE WITH A PLAN OF
KILLING THIS GUY AND REMOVING
HIS BODY PIECE BY PIECE SO IT
WOULDN’T BE OBSERVED?
THAT SEEMS TO BE HOW IT COMES
TOGETHER, THE STORY HERE, THE
HORROR OF IT.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. JUST SO YOU KNOW, KHASHOGGI
JAMAL WAS A FRIEND OF MINE.
I WAS HIS EDITOR FOR THE LAST
YEAR SO IT IS -- IT IS HARD TO
HEAR OR TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO HIM.
YOU KNOW, I THINK FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE THAT I’VE TALKED TO WHO
MAY BE CLOSE WITH THE SAUDI
GOVERNMENT THEY DON’T PUT
ANYTHING PAST THEM, ESPECIALLY
UNDER THIS CROWN PRINCE WHO, YOU
KNOW, REPORTS OF TORTURE,
DISAPPEARANCES, DETAINING.
DISAPPEARANCES, DETAINING. YEAH, THIS IS HOW HE OPERATES.
>> LET’S TALK POLITICS FOR A
MINUTE.
MINUTE. WHY WOULD A -- WANTS GOOD
RELATIONS WITH THE WEST, HAD
GOOD RELATIONS, TRYING TO
DEVELOP GOOD RELATIONS WITH
ISRAEL AND THEIR COMMON FRONT
AGAINST IRAN RISK THIS HORROR
WHICH IS NOT GOING TO SELL WITH
ANY OF THE WESTERN COUNTRIES,
INCLUDING ISRAEL, WHY WAS IT SO
IMPORTANT FOR THE CROWN PRINCE
TO REMOVE THE THREAT OF THIS ONE
JOURNALIST?
JOURNALIST? >> I MEAN, KHASHOGGI -- JAMAL
WAS OUTSPOKEN, HE WAS A CRITIC
IN HIS COLUMNS HE WROTE FOR US.
AND JAMAL TOLD ME HE WAS UNDER
PRESSURE FROM HIS FAMILY.
WHY WOULD THEY RISK THIS?
AGAIN, THIS IS A BRAZEN, EVEN
FOR THE -- IF THIS WERE ALL TO
BE TRUE IT WOULD BE BRAZEN AND A
NEW, GROTESQUE, A NEW GROTESQUE
LOW.
LOW. HERE’S THING, JAMAL DIDN’T WANT
TO BE SEEN AS A DISSIDENT.
HE WAS CLOSE TO THE SAUDI ROYAL
FAMILY.
FAMILY. HE WAS AN ADVISER, IN MANY WAYS
A LOYALIST AND SEEN AS PART OF
THE ROYAL MACHINE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHY -- THE
FACT HE WROTE IT IN HIS COLUMNS,
THE SAUDI REGIME CAN TURN ON YOU
JUST LIKE THAT.
>> HE WAS GETTING MARRIAGE
DOCUMENTS.
DOCUMENTS. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> WHAT SHOULD THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT DO?
GOVERNMENT DO? I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE POWERS OF
THE PEN HERE.
WHAT SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT DO?
>> WELL, ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW,
IF IT COMES TO PASS THAT WE
HAVE, YOU KNOW, CONCLUSIVE
EVIDENCE THAT THE SAUDIS
MURDERED HIM, NOT ONLY MURDERED
HIM, BUT MURDERED HIM IN A
CONSULATE, A FLAGRANT VIOLATION
OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, THEN
CONSEQUENCES AS FAR AS THERE’S
TALK OF SANCTIONS ON SAUDI
OFFICIALS TO COME HERE AND SPEND
MONEY, PULLING OUT OF INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES.
OPPORTUNITIES. THERE’S AN INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
THAT’S HAPPENING LATER THIS
MONTH IN OCTOBER IN RIYADH.
ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THEY
SHOULD PULL OUT IF THEY CARE