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Exiled Security Official Calls Saudi Prince a 'Psychopath'
Saad Aljabri said he fears for his life in 60 Minutes interview
By Liz MacGahan, Newser Staff Posted Oct 25, 2021 2:16 PM CDT newser.com
(NEWSER) – An exiled former security official for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia called the crown prince and de facto ruler of the kingdom a "psychopath" and a "killer," in an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes. Saad Aljabri lives in Canada now, but back in 2014 he worked closely with Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In the interview, Jabri said he witnessed Mohammed saying he could easily kill the king at the time, Abdullah, getting his father, King Salman, on the throne earlier. He said he has video—he showed a short clip on 60 Minutes—that would expose Saudi royal secrets and would be released if he died. He said the Saudi crown prince wants him dead. He said he was on the same hit list as slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and was warned to avoid the Saudi embassy in Canada. "'Don't go to the consulate. Don't go to the embassy.' I said why? Said, ‘they dismembered the guy, they kill him. You are on the top of the list,'" Aljabri said.
The Saudi government has denied they ordered Khashoggi killed, but US intelligence disagrees. Former acting CIA director Mike Morell expressed support for Aljabri in the interview, but also said King Abdullah tolerated a little corruption, and he wouldn't be surprised if Aljabri had taken some money. Aljabri said he was going public with his allegations because he’s afraid for his family. Two of his adult children are in prison in Saudi Arabia, and Aljabri believes they were arrested to force him to return to the kingdom, the Guardian reports. Aljabri has also asked the US government to help his children, Reuters reports. The Saudi government denies Aljabri’s allegations, calling him a discredited former government official and accusing him of financial crimes, per the Los Angeles Times. A judge in Canada has frozen Aljabri’s assets while a lawsuit filed against him unfolds. (Read more Mohammed bin Salman stories.)
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The charging statement explicitly says the payment involved personal benefit. And the statute is crystal clear that it is not a crime if personal benefit is involved.
As the House investigation into the Jan. 6 attack heats up, some of the planners of the pro-Trump rallies that took place in Washington, D.C., have begun communicating with congressional investigators and sharing new information about what happened when the former president’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Two of these people have spoken to Rolling Stone extensively in recent weeks and detailed explosive allegations that multiple members of Congress were intimately involved in planning both Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss and the Jan. 6 events that turned violent.
Rolling Stone separately confirmed a third person involved in the main Jan. 6 rally in D.C. has communicated with the committee. This is the first report that the committee is hearing major new allegations from potential cooperating witnesses. While there have been prior indications that members of Congress were involved, this is also the first account detailing their purported role and its scope. The two sources also claim they interacted with members of Trump’s team, including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who they describe as having had an opportunity to prevent the violence.
(This Coup attempt like the one in Turkey failed.)
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Who is Ray Epps? That is going to have to be explained. If he is, as suspected, a federal agent, the Jan 6 story unravels instantly. Same as the Mueller investigation, same as the bogus impeachments, same as every other false allegation smear you guys tried. Same as the election theft lies.
It all falls apart.
If Ray Epps is a federal agent.
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Why are you stuck on Cohen? That’s all been prosecuted and is done at this point. Seems like you’re just stuck on one of your great hopes that fell through.
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>> Subpoena refusnik Bannon floats a conspiracy theory we've heard here, but blaming Merrick Garland
I'm not really a Bannon fan as you know.
But I can't disagree with one word he said. IF the Revolver story is true, and it at the very least it leaves questions that Merrick Garland needs to respond to. If he doesn't the entire Jan 6 situation disintegrates.
It is serious shit and could bring down a lot of mouthy politicians.
It just depends on what is uncovered about Ray Epps, and at some point that is going to come out.
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>> It can be, when an election is involved, and it seems to have been in this case. Cohen went to prison.
You are way, far away from the facts on Cohen, who was in jail for campaign finance violations, tax evasion and lying to congress. Trump did none of these things. Didn't even have a role in any of them. Which is why he hasn't been arrested on these fake charges.
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