the turks. this is about power politics and about a diplomatic deal. meanwhile, we have a dead journalist. nobody -- no proof of what on earth happened to him, stephanie. >> what exactly is pompeo going to use to square that circle? will it be a bone saw? i want to bring in my panel. josh letterman, national political correspondent for nbc news, david rothkov, carnegie endowment for international peace, a.b. stoddard, real clear politic, sean patrick maloney, democratic congressman from the state of new york. josh, you broke the story for nbc news about the saudi government's new plan to change their story. >> we know a plan is being discussed, in part along with the u.s., to essentially admit some type of culpability in the death of mr. khashoggi. that of course means acknowledging that this journalist, jamal khashoggi, is