The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was named in an unclassified report last week as the man who ordered the operation that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The crown prince, next in line for the Saudi throne, has been shown to be hasty, headstrong, and in his own words, patterns himself after Machiavelli. Justin Scheck, co-author of the book “Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman’s Ruthless Quest for Global Power,” tells host Marco Werman about the path MBS took from unlikely heir to heir apparent. And why the man understood to have ordered Khashoggi’s killing has escaped personal condemnation by the Biden administration.
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