White House seeks to delay decision on Prince Mohammed immunity over Khashoggi murder

Request comes after Biden returns from Saudi trip in which he claims to have raised journalist's murder with crown prince

The Biden administration asked a US judge for a 60-day extension before it formally weighed in on whether Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, ought to be granted sovereign immunity in a case involving the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Department of Justice said in a filing before a US district court that it had initiated a decision-making process" about whether it would file a statement of interest in the case but that it would not be able to comply with the court's requested deadline of 1 August.