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Khashoggi's death a 'major crisis’ for U.S.-Saudi relations

Season 2018 Episode 396 | 7m 34s

On Tuesday, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the extradition of the Saudi perpetrators of Jamal Khashoggi's murder, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said senior Saudi officials’ visas would be revoked. Nick Schifrin speaks to Eric Edelman, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey, and Henri Barkey from Lehigh University, about Erdogan's agenda and the outlook for U.S.-Saudi relations.

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