In statements to the "Beyond the News" program in his episode on (8/8/2020), Rubin explained that, based on his previous experience, he knows that the State Department, before it sends a message to Congress to clarify its position on an issue, has first addressed many of the American sovereign bodies - and from Including the CIA and the White House - to know its opinion on the matter, and to review all the information available to these authorities, before the State Department determines its final position on this issue.
In a letter to Congress, the US State Department confirmed its appreciation to Saudi citizen Saad Al-Jabri, who worked as a security advisor to the former Saudi crown prince, Muhammad bin Nayef, in helping the United States fight terrorism and protect the lives of American and Saudi citizens, and demanded Riyadh to stop the pressure it exerts on Al-Jabri to force him to return to Saudi Arabia. And to lift the house arrest imposed on his children.
It is noteworthy that Al-Jabri had filed a case before a US federal court against the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in which he accused him of trying to kill him and get rid of him, and exerting pressure on his family members who are in Riyadh, to force him to return to Saudi Arabia after he chose to seek asylum in Canada, with the aim of getting rid of him and the important information. Which he has.
In turn, Ali Al-Ahmad, Director of the Gulf Institute, stressed the importance of the timing chosen by Al-Jabri to file the case against bin Salman, as the timing came on the eve of the American presidential elections, as it is difficult for US President Donald Trump to provide protection and coverage to Muhammad bin Salman as he did in the case of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. As that would expose his electoral position to a great risk, especially in light of his declining popularity, according to what different opinion polls show.
Al-Ahmad also indicated that bin Salman has turned into a great burden on Trump, as the latter is no longer able to cover up the crimes and mistakes of the Saudi prince, "and he is not ready to give up his seat in the White House for the sake of bin Salman."
Robin strongly supported Al-Ahmad's position, and said that bin Salman's policies and his ugly targeting of the Saudi opposition after the exposure of Khashoggi's crime made it difficult for Trump to bear more burdens to defend bin Salman despite his special relations with him.
As for the Lebanese journalist Youssef Diab, he went to question the real goals behind the timing of raising the case, which came on the eve of the American elections, and he saw that it sought to mix the politician with the Qanuni, behind the pressure on Trump to take a position that satisfies public opinion against the Saudi crown prince.