consulate. >> reporter: he was replaced by a long time finance minister who holds a ph.d. in economics. a masters from the university of denver. all the changes appear to further r consolidate the king's son's power crown prince. the u.s. intelligence committee holds nbs responsible for the killing of jamal khashoggi. the u.s. senate recently passed a resolution blaming mbs for the murder. mike pompeo and jim mattis a tried to vote against cutting off military funding for the saudi campaign in yemen. in a strong rebuke to the white house t senators voted to cut off the funding and advance the bill. >> dana: will the crown prince or anyone be punished for the alleged role in khashoggi's murder? >> reporter: it doesn't appear to be the case that anyone will be blamed, at least not from the saudi government.