gerald fierstein's director of -- former deputy assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs. before we get to the future of u.s.-saudi relations, i want your thoughts on the latest on the investigation into the disappearance of jamal khashoggi , that the saudi's suspected in the alleged killing have ties to security services in the country. your thoughts this morning? guest: of course, what we are seeing is a steady drip of new information about what happened in the room, who the individuals were. press said, i think the is reporting this morning based on information they got from the turks and their own information that many individuals involved had some kind of link directly to mohammad bin salman, which of course will make the issue more challenging for the saudi's to come up with an explanation that doesn't involve the crown prince directly. host: yet the president tweeting out yesterday that he spoke with the crown prince who totally denied any knowledge of what he was with mike pompeo during the call. he told me he has already a complete investigation will beatter, ans

gerald fierstein's director of -- former deputy assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs. before we get to the future of u.s.-saudi relations, i want your thoughts on the latest on the investigation into the disappearance of jamal khashoggi , that the saudi's suspected

-saudi relations with gerald fierstein of the middle east institute and university of chicago law professor daniel hamel talks about estate and inheritance tax laws. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. sunday, on c-span's q&a, joel richard paul, professor at the university of california hastings law school in san francisco talks about his biography of chief justice john marshall. >> john marshall's legacy really was obscured by a single opinion. his decision in marbury vs. madison. that establishes the principle of judicial review. and that's what he's known for. but the fact is john marshall was a soldier in the revolutionary army. he was very important. he was the judge advocate general of the army. he served at valley forge and he was a leading figure in the virginia house of delegates. and probably the indispensable man in the ratification because he is a guy who really persuaded the majority of virginian delegates to go along with ratifying the constitution. and without virginia, there wouldn't have been a constituti