White House seeks to delay decision on Prince Mohammed immunity over Khashoggi murder
by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington from on (#61HT9)
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.
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