CNN’s Baer: ‘Outrageous’ Jared Kushner Was on the Phone with MBS Trying To Help Cover Up Murder of Khashoggi

RUSH TRANSCRIPT with new ░░░░░░░░ vapocool Drops Surprising new ░░░░░░░░ on how a key ░░░░░░░░ handled the fallout of ░░░░░░░░ murder of Jamal khashoggi ░░░░░░░░ president s senior adviser ░░░░░░░░ son in law Jared ░░░░░░░░ was advising the crown ░░░░░░░░ after he was accused ░░░░░░░░ ordering Jamal khashoggi s ░░░░░░░░ The times said Kushner ░░░░░░░░ Mohammad bin Salman always ░░░░░░░░ as mbs advice on ░░░░░░░░ to weather the storm ░░░░░░░░ Jamal khashoggi s death ░░░░░░░░ goes on to say ░░░░░░░░ and mbs were chatting ░░░░░░░░ and informally in the ░░░░░░░░ after the murder despite ░░░░░░░░ House protocol that national ░░░░░░░░ staff be on all ░░░░░░░░ calls with foreign leaders ░░░░░░░░ to three former White ░░░░░░░░ officials and two others ░░░░░░░░ by the Saudi royal ░░░░░░░░ I m quoting now ░░░░░░░░ the paper the two ░░░░░░░░ were on a first ░░░░░░░░ basis calling each other ░░░░░░░░ and Mohamed in text ░░░░░░░░ and phone calls end ░░░░░░░░ Kushner admitted he had ░░░░░░░░ with mbs when he ░░░░░░░░ to van Jones in ░░░░░░░░ What advice did you ░░░░░░░░ mbs in this situation ░░░░░░░░ to be transparent To ░░░░░░░░ fully transparent The world ░░░░░░░░ watching and this is ░░░░░░░░ very very serious accusation ░░░░░░░░ serious situation and to ░░░░░░░░ sure you are transparent ░░░░░░░░ to take this very ░░░░░░░░ In November the CIA ░░░░░░░░ mbs the crown prince ░░░░░░░░ ordered Jamal khashoggi s ░░░░░░░░ Kushner continued to argue ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia is a ░░░░░░░░ ally to the Trump ░░░░░░░░ Let s bring in ░░░░░░░░ Bayer Good to see ░░░░░░░░ both Is the White ░░░░░░░░ compromised with this kind ░░░░░░░░ relationship Well Fred it ░░░░░░░░ worse than compromised I ░░░░░░░░ this outrageous that he ░░░░░░░░ be on the phone ░░░░░░░░ the man accused of ░░░░░░░░ Jamal khashoggi Weathering the ░░░░░░░░ for me that transslagz ░░░░░░░░ will help you cover ░░░░░░░░ up At this point ░░░░░░░░ diplomatic communications they should ░░░░░░░░ to the State Department ░░░░░░░░ there should be notes ░░░░░░░░ back and forth written ░░░░░░░░ an adviser should not ░░░░░░░░ on the phone trying ░░░░░░░░ comfort a man who ░░░░░░░░ the murder of an ░░░░░░░░ columnist It s out ░░░░░░░░ Is it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ though the relationship will ░░░░░░░░ in any way The ░░░░░░░░ has always said that ░░░░░░░░ Arabia is important for ░░░░░░░░ big deals Does this ░░░░░░░░ that Saudi Arabia gets ░░░░░░░░ operate with impunity in ░░░░░░░░ eyes of the White ░░░░░░░░ That s an important ░░░░░░░░ and one that you ░░░░░░░░ seeing opinions including Lindsey ░░░░░░░░ trying to use Congress ░░░░░░░░ powers to impose some ░░░░░░░░ of consequences for what ░░░░░░░░ I think Bob is ░░░░░░░░ that we knew and ░░░░░░░░ known from the beginning ░░░░░░░░ Jared Kushner and mbs ░░░░░░░░ this personal relationship and ░░░░░░░░ saw it play out ░░░░░░░░ the visits to the ░░░░░░░░ States and the dinners ░░░░░░░░ are both men in ░░░░░░░░ 30s who had peers ░░░░░░░░ an age perspective and ░░░░░░░░ the ability to forge ░░░░░░░░ bonds of a relationship ░░░░░░░░ would bear fruit on ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy after Jamal ░░░░░░░░ s killing rveths the ░░░░░░░░ of that from a ░░░░░░░░ perspective have changed The ░░░░░░░░ that several U S ░░░░░░░░ were willing to talk ░░░░░░░░ the New York Times ░░░░░░░░ this and get the ░░░░░░░░ out there tells you ░░░░░░░░ how deep the concerns ░░░░░░░░ inside the White House ░░░░░░░░ the impending change in ░░░░░░░░ chief of staff I ░░░░░░░░ we will see that ░░░░░░░░ will be a new ░░░░░░░░ for John Kelly s ░░░░░░░░ They are close in ░░░░░░░░ Mbs is around 33 ░░░░░░░░ Jared Kushner is 37 ░░░░░░░░ they have conversations Bob ░░░░░░░░ these grounds for counter ░░░░░░░░ investigation If so would ░░░░░░░░ even happen under this ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely We need a ░░░░░░░░ of those conversations Did ░░░░░░░░ Kushner encourage Mohammad bin ░░░░░░░░ in any way That ░░░░░░░░ what diplomacy is about ░░░░░░░░ should subpoena the conversation ░░░░░░░░ there is a record ░░░░░░░░ them or at the ░░░░░░░░ the texts it This ░░░░░░░░ as bad as accusations ░░░░░░░░ Hillary and her e ░░░░░░░░ having informal channels to ░░░░░░░░ head of state who ░░░░░░░░ an American I have ░░░░░░░░ seen this in American ░░░░░░░░ ever Go back as ░░░░░░░░ as you like the ░░░░░░░░ House seems to have ░░░░░░░░ let the Jeannie out ░░░░░░░░ the bottle so to ░░░░░░░░ by throwing its arms ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia and saying ░░░░░░░░ we will learn of ░░░░░░░░ investigation even before details ░░░░░░░░ the CIA report came ░░░░░░░░ there an indication that ░░░░░░░░ would treat them differently ░░░░░░░░ is not The president ░░░░░░░░ staked out his preference ░░░░░░░░ how to go forward ░░░░░░░░ only does he consider ░░░░░░░░ essential for his approach ░░░░░░░░ Iran and the Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ issue but he just ░░░░░░░░ not willing to go ░░░░░░░░ the edges of this ░░░░░░░░ That doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ to do with Jared ░░░░░░░░ but as long as ░░░░░░░░ remains in the White ░░░░░░░░ this is an important ░░░░░░░░ for communications and one ░░░░░░░░ if the Saudi government ░░░░░░░░ able to have a ░░░░░░░░ on it the U ░░░░░░░░ Government not just the ░░░░░░░░ House but the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ and the policy making ░░░░░░░░ and the counsel want ░░░░░░░░ have a full understanding ░░░░░░░░ the communications between that ░░░░░░░░ the president and his ░░░░░░░░ inner circle and the ░░░░░░░░ such as mbs That ░░░░░░░░ be the challenge for ░░░░░░░░ staff and perhaps a ░░░░░░░░ for the democratic house ░░░░░░░░ coming in in January ░░░░░░░░ you have expressed how ░░░░░░░░ this is in terms ░░░░░░░░ things being played out.