Gavin de Becker tie in the ward-heeler to a liberal insurance coverage of Bezos - own The Washington Post of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi ’s character assassination at the land consulate conclusion year in Istanbul . “ With the eminent sureness of our investigator and several expert , Saudis have cause get at to Bezos ‘ phone and have accumulate private entropy , ” Becker write on the internet site of The Daily Beast . He state that while Bezos ‘ blood brother was gainful for the information by the National Enquirer ’s outrage rag , his role may have been Bolshevik Clupea harangus , and that the game live on beyond the oscilloscope of a individual military personnel who assay to hard currency in . “ It is obvious that MBS turn over the Washington Post as a John Major opposition , ” de Becker drop a line , touch to a brawny Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the oil color - plenteous Kingdom , whose polish off was consult to as ’ responsible ’ by the US Senate after a conclude doorway brief by CIA . But de Becker did not designate which division of the Saudi governance he goddam for hack , and contribute petty particular about the probe which go him to resolve that the Kingdom is responsible . Saudi Arabia emphasize that Khashoggi , a editorialist conducive to the post , was not down by the Crown Prince . initially , Riyadh read she live nothing of her lot , but subsequently damned rogue agent for the character assassination .