That is OTL. KSA has never had full control over the Islamic Affairs Ministry since the 1980s.
However, if you mean this gets found out in the fall of 2001... I expect Bush to pull out all the stops to avoid a war with KSA, but public sentiment might be too strong. KSA would probably give a lot of concessions to avoid war. A lot. So you would need a President that is neocon enough to go to Saudi Arabia without caring about any oil connections. Joe Lieberman could always get the job via a hung college and death.