NYT editorial: The 17 Saudis sanctioned by Trump include neither the Prince nor anyone close to him

And, oh, Mohammed bin Salman, the 33-year-old de facto ruler, exonerated. "Absolutely, his royal highness the crown prince has nothing to do with this issue," Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir assured reporters in Riyadh on Thursday. The American sanctions do not rise to the prince’s level, nor to those closest to him.