Saudi Foreign Minister on Fox News: Kashoggi Murder Was ‘Rogue’ and ‘They Tried To Cover It Up’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT side Here ░░░░░░░░ the interview with al ░░░░░░░░ Bret Joining us Adel ░░░░░░░░ jubeir Thanks for being ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for having ░░░░░░░░ Bret There is scepticism ░░░░░░░░ the world here in ░░░░░░░░ all over of the ░░░░░░░░ explanation about the disappearance ░░░░░░░░ death of Jamal khashoggi ░░░░░░░░ want to give you ░░░░░░░░ chance to lay out ░░░░░░░░ latest explanation and how ░░░░░░░░ came to this We ░░░░░░░░ an individual who came ░░░░░░░░ the consulate he was ░░░░░░░░ by the Saudi security ░░░░░░░░ They told us he ░░░░░░░░ the consulate The they ░░░░░░░░ a team to reports ░░░░░░░░ were getting from Turkey ░░░░░░░░ directed the public prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ launch an investigation which ░░░░░░░░ did He discovered there ░░░░░░░░ discrepancies We discovered he ░░░░░░░░ killed in the consulate ░░░░░░░░ don t know in ░░░░░░░░ how We don t ░░░░░░░░ where the body is ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor put out orders ░░░░░░░░ detain 18 individuals for ░░░░░░░░ and possibly facing trial ░░░░░░░░ is the first step ░░░░░░░░ a long journey We ░░░░░░░░ determined to uncover every ░░░░░░░░ and find out all ░░░░░░░░ facts and punish those ░░░░░░░░ for this murder And ░░░░░░░░ are determined to insure ░░░░░░░░ the information we have ░░░░░░░░ intelligence in the field ░░░░░░░░ checks and balances into ░░░░░░░░ this can never happen ░░░░░░░░ Bret You said you ░░░░░░░░ t know where the ░░░░░░░░ is Someone obviously knows ░░░░░░░░ it chopped up and ░░░░░░░░ We are work on ░░░░░░░░ with our Turkish colleagues ░░░░░░░░ prosecute years continuing his ░░░░░░░░ are intent on uncovering ░░░░░░░░ the facts that exist ░░░░░░░░ this case We want ░░░░░░░░ make sure those responsible ░░░░░░░░ held to account Bret ░░░░░░░░ did it take 18 ░░░░░░░░ for the Saudi story ░░░░░░░░ First it was that ░░░░░░░░ walked out of the ░░░░░░░░ Then it was silence ░░░░░░░░ this failed explanation minus ░░░░░░░░ the body is and ░░░░░░░░ ordered it We had ░░░░░░░░ that indicated that he ░░░░░░░░ the consulate Then our ░░░░░░░░ team in Turkey discovered ░░░░░░░░ were elements that contradicted ░░░░░░░░ was in the report ░░░░░░░░ the public prosecutor wants ░░░░░░░░ do an investigation and ░░░░░░░░ determined nawblg there was ░░░░░░░░ that happened that was ░░░░░░░░ and as a consequence ░░░░░░░░ you have a situation ░░░░░░░░ this you want the ░░░░░░░░ you put out to ░░░░░░░░ as accurate as you ░░░░░░░░ can You don t ░░░░░░░░ to put out speculation ░░░░░░░░ hearsay and gossip These ░░░░░░░░ take time You look ░░░░░░░░ the timeline between when ░░░░░░░░ incidents were discovered and ░░░░░░░░ report came out of ░░░░░░░░ happened These things take ░░░░░░░░ and you want to ░░░░░░░░ careful Bret You are ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian government You are ░░░░░░░░ the crown prince did ░░░░░░░░ know about this even ░░░░░░░░ there are members of ░░░░░░░░ 15 person team that ░░░░░░░░ closely aligned with him ░░░░░░░░ of all we are ░░░░░░░░ in the authoritarian government ░░░░░░░░ are a monarchy We ░░░░░░░░ our checks and balances ░░░░░░░░ individuals outside the authority ░░░░░░░░ was a tremendous mistake ░░░░░░░░ and compounded the mistake ░░░░░░░░ trying to couch These ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately happen We want ░░░░░░░░ make sure those who ░░░░░░░░ responsible are punished and ░░░░░░░░ want to make sure ░░░░░░░░ are in place to ░░░░░░░░ it from happening again ░░░░░░░░ Arabia since the founding ░░░░░░░░ the modern Saudi state ░░░░░░░░ have never engaged in ░░░░░░░░ this is an aberration ░░░░░░░░ s a criminal act ░░░░░░░░ those responsible will be ░░░░░░░░ Bret Did the crown ░░░░░░░░ know anything about it ░░░░░░░░ there were people closely ░░░░░░░░ to him that were ░░░░░░░░ involved in the operation ░░░░░░░░ were pictures of some ░░░░░░░░ officers in the security ░░░░░░░░ from time to time ░░░░░░░░ this is normal security ░░░░░░░░ who deal in security ░░░░░░░░ rotate among the officials ░░░░░░░░ somebody in a picture ░░░░░░░░ t mean they are ░░░░░░░░ at all The crown ░░░░░░░░ is not aware of ░░░░░░░░ This was an operation ░░░░░░░░ was a rogue operation ░░░░░░░░ was an operation where ░░░░░░░░ ended up inaudible The ░░░░░░░░ they had They tried ░░░░░░░░ cover up for it ░░░░░░░░ where what do you ░░░░░░░░ do you believe that ░░░░░░░░ Turks have audio of ░░░░░░░░ happened in that consulate ░░░░░░░░ don t know They ░░░░░░░░ they have audio but ░░░░░░░░ haven t heard it ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ government that has access ░░░░░░░░ those audiotapes Bret Do ░░░░░░░░ believe the U S ░░░░░░░░ agency has intercepts that ░░░░░░░░ understanding at a high ░░░░░░░░ of this operation I ░░░░░░░░ t know I think ░░░░░░░░ would have told us ░░░░░░░░ it I see a ░░░░░░░░ of speculation and hearsay ░░░░░░░░ gossip in the press ░░░░░░░░ caution people to let ░░░░░░░░ investigation unfold And when ░░░░░░░░ results come out we ░░░░░░░░ know the truth Bret ░░░░░░░░ understand the scepticism that ░░░░░░░░ was a fight that ░░░░░░░░ in the consulate and ░░░░░░░░ 0 year old columnist ░░░░░░░░ 60 year old columnist ░░░░░░░░ is going to resist ░░░░░░░░ 15 member security team ░░░░░░░░ one of the members ░░░░░░░░ the team was an ░░░░░░░░ specialist How do you ░░░░░░░░ that I don t ░░░░░░░░ all 15 members were ░░░░░░░░ the consulate when this ░░░░░░░░ We are looking at ░░░░░░░░ individual member of the ░░░░░░░░ We are trying to ░░░░░░░░ out how T a ░░░░░░░░ they were assembled and ░░░░░░░░ and what happened consequent ░░░░░░░░ that The initial results ░░░░░░░░ not conclusive The investigation ░░░░░░░░ in its early phases ░░░░░░░░ ll pursue this to ░░░░░░░░ end to uncover the ░░░░░░░░ to make sure everybody ░░░░░░░░ what happened and we ░░░░░░░░ them accountable Bret I ░░░░░░░░ sure you heard lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ out Here is what ░░░░░░░░ Rand Paul said on ░░░░░░░░ News Sunday I feel ░░░░░░░░ the crown prince was ░░░░░░░░ and he directed this ░░░░░░░░ we can t continue ░░░░░░░░ have relations with him ░░░░░░░░ ll have to be ░░░░░░░░ Sanctions don t go ░░░░░░░░ enough Bret There were ░░░░░░░░ lot of Washington lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ the same boat How ░░░░░░░░ you respond I find ░░░░░░░░ interesting how someone 6 ░░░░░░░░ miles away can have ░░░░░░░░ opinion on the incident ░░░░░░░░ is a judgment call ░░░░░░░░ Senator Paul based on ░░░░░░░░ With respect to the ░░░░░░░░ to wait until they ░░░░░░░░ the facts then judge ░░░░░░░░ results of the facts ░░░░░░░░ take positions then But ░░░░░░░░ jump to conclusions before ░░░░░░░░ is conclude There is ░░░░░░░░ presumption of innocence and ░░░░░░░░ have turned it upside ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately Bret Are you ░░░░░░░░ that something in this ░░░░░░░░ will turn up something ░░░░░░░░ than the original story ░░░░░░░░ put out now We ░░░░░░░░ out the version we ░░░░░░░░ based on the facts ░░░░░░░░ had at the time ░░░░░░░░ ll continue to put ░░░░░░░░ information as it becomes ░░░░░░░░ and it is certified ░░░░░░░░ have been clear we ░░░░░░░░ leave no stone unturned ░░░░░░░░ King Salman is standing ░░░░░░░░ the crown prince on ░░░░░░░░ of this Inaudible The ░░░░░░░░ to ascertain the facts ░░░░░░░░ hold those responsible accountable ░░░░░░░░ determine to put in ░░░░░░░░ policies and procedures and ░░░░░░░░ in the security services ░░░░░░░░ prevent something like this ░░░░░░░░ happening again Bret What ░░░░░░░░ happen to the people ░░░░░░░░ have been arrested surrounding ░░░░░░░░ This is up to ░░░░░░░░ courts to decide The ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor will bring charges ░░░░░░░░ the investigation unfolds They ░░░░░░░░ be referred to the ░░░░░░░░ and the courts will ░░░░░░░░ them Bret Do you ░░░░░░░░ a message to the ░░░░░░░░ family Yes this is ░░░░░░░░ terrible mistake a terrible ░░░░░░░░ We feel their pain ░░░░░░░░ wish this didn t ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately a few inaudible ░░░░░░░░ made and I assure those