he, the king of saudi arabia, told me. and essentially in so many words saying to the american people, just take him at face value. >> you hit the nail on the head. that's exactly the problem. he's talking about wanting an open, credible investigation and he's leap frogging in front of that and saying the king said it didn't happen so it must not have happened rather than working the process and compelling. he has leverage to compel the saudis to fully cooperate and be transparent and credible throughout his process so he can get to an end where we can all know the truth. >> we just had the u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia during the bush administration, which is notable because it was in the months after 9/11. and he told us on the air moments ago the same king told him after 9/11 that the 9/11 attacks were an israeli plot. why do the american people, why should the president believe king salman's denial when he has skin in the game, as it were. he's an interested party. >> he shouldn't and i hope he's not. i hope that's why he's sending