Robin Wright on Khashoggi: ‘There Is No Bob Mueller’ in Saudi Arabia

RUSH TRANSCRIPT O DONNELL ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo is headed back ░░░░░░░░ top Saudi and Turkish ░░░░░░░░ about the disappearance of ░░░░░░░░ Jamal khashoggi Turkish officials ░░░░░░░░ they have proof that ░░░░░░░░ 15 member Saudi hit ░░░░░░░░ killed him inside the ░░░░░░░░ in istanbul They have ░░░░░░░░ to release that proof ░░░░░░░░ have coverage that and ░░░░░░░░ have5a robin Wright here ░░░░░░░░ us good morning Thanks ░░░░░░░░ joining us WRIGHT Good ░░░░░░░░ O DONNELL I know ░░░░░░░░ last spoke with axm ░░░░░░░░ r Worried about his ░░░░░░░░ xj he may think ░░░░░░░░ the Saudis and the ░░░░░░░░ prince would want him ░░░░░░░░ Well he said the ░░░░░░░░ wanted him out of ░░░░░░░░ picture He had become ░░░░░░░░ the past year one ░░░░░░░░ the most outspoken and ░░░░░░░░ visible saudinb dissidents An ░░░░░░░░ position for a man ░░░░░░░░ still supported the hierarchy ░░░░░░░░ he was the moste1 ░░░░░░░░ crat tick leader of ░░░░░░░░ sixf INGs who have ░░░░░░░░ since thee1 founder of ░░░░░░░░ Arabia diede1 in 1953 ░░░░░░░░ that was a line ░░░░░░░░ went too far O ░░░░░░░░ He was also critical ░░░░░░░░ just of the crown ░░░░░░░░ but the crown prince ░░░░░░░░ father WRIGHT Absolutely He ░░░░░░░░ critical of this family ░░░░░░░░ was appointed last year ░░░░░░░░ king has effectivelyxd created ░░░░░░░░ whole new royal family ░░░░░░░░ thousands and thousands of ░░░░░░░░ who all felt that ░░░░░░░░ deserve whether it was ░░░░░░░░ piece of power or ░░░░░░░░ ofcicuz perks and privilege ░░░░░░░░ the monarchy DICKERSON What ░░░░░░░░ the nature of the ░░░░░░░░ and how did that ░░░░░░░░ er from there s ░░░░░░░░ criticism for years about ░░░░░░░░ U S Relationship with ░░░░░░░░ Arabia andf so why ░░░░░░░░ how is this different ░░░░░░░░ Well this is a ░░░░░░░░ point think there betweene1 ░░░░░░░░ united States and Saudi ░░░░░░░░ And you think that ░░░░░░░░ six months ago the ░░░░░░░░ prince was touring whether ░░░░░░░░ was harva27 Hollywood or ░░░░░░░░ he was faded by ░░░░░░░░ of the most luminary ░░░░░░░░ in technology and the ░░░░░░░░ industry And this ise1 ░░░░░░░░ momente1 where his e1 ░░░░░░░░ hise1 power within the ░░░░░░░░ is actually being questioned ░░░░░░░░ that was something that ░░░░░░░░ had accomplished in his ░░░░░░░░ that he hadn t ░░░░░░░░ able to do in ░░░░░░░░ life KING F robin ░░░░░░░░ are your thoughts about ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is idea ░░░░░░░░ rogue killers WRIGHT Well ░░░░░░░░ s the first one ░░░░░░░░ float that idea and ░░░░░░░░ sq really l 9 ░░░░░░░░ enormous gamble Three of ░░░░░░░░ most important objectives anywhere ░░░░░░░░ the world are in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East And he ░░░░░░░░ invested particularly in the ░░░░░░░░ prince whether it s ░░░░░░░░ the elusive middle eastq ░░░░░░░░ age of ISIS or ░░░░░░░░ Iran intoe1 changing its ░░░░░░░░ or change the regime ░░░░░░░░ So this is a ░░░░░░░░ challenge for his foreign ░░░░░░░░ as wellok as relationship ░░░░░░░░ the kingdom GOLODRYGA Robin ░░░░░░░░ have been calls from ░░░░░░░░ foreign and independent investigation ░░░░░░░░ saying the Saudis can ░░░░░░░░ investigate themselves don t ░░░░░░░░ how much they can ░░░░░░░░ on the Turkish authorities ░░░░░░░░ do you think WRIGHT ░░░░░░░░ is no Bob Mueller ░░░░░░░░ the kingdom And the ░░░░░░░░ for the legitimacy of ░░░░░░░░ report is finding someone ░░░░░░░░ is going to tell ░░░░░░░░ that even begins to ░░░░░░░░ the truth There s ░░░░░░░░ independent judiciary and in ░░░░░░░░ the crown prince over ░░░░░░░░ past 16 months has ░░░░░░░░ all five sectors of ░░░░░░░░ economic military and the ░░░░░░░░ court It s very ░░░░░░░░ to find someone who ░░░░░░░░ dissent O DONNELL Because ░░░░░░░░ know so much about ░░░░░░░░ Middle East I think ░░░░░░░░ s another subcontext toe1 ░░░░░░░░ entire story beyond Jamal ░░░░░░░░ and his alleged murder ░░░░░░░░ Why is Turkey leaking ░░░░░░░░ cpq 1m hr t ░░░░░░░░ hp hc witp o ░░░░░░░░ What do they want ░░░░░░░░ the is Qatar involved ░░░░░░░░ this at all WRIGHT ░░░░░░░░ s a really interesting ░░░░░░░░ play between two of ░░░░░░░░ most significant players in ░░░░░░░░ Turkey and Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ beeokq rivals for power ░░░░░░░░ the gulf and in ░░░░░░░░ E ways politics intersect ░░░░░░░░ this will play out ░░░░░░░░ levels that have for ░░░░░░░░ repercussions than just Saudi ░░░░░░░░ and the United States ░░░░░░░░ will play out across ░░░░░░░░ region DICKERSON Robin Wright ░░░░░░░░ so much.”