The Biden administration has determined that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the CIA has held responsible for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, has immunity under international law.
for the first time in his presidency in July. That trip prompted accusations that the president was flip-flopping on his campaign promise to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” because of Khashoggi’s murder.
Since then, however, the administration has been looking for signs that the tight, decades-long security relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia could be salvaged. One indication could be a Saudi decision to stop the cuts, or increase production, next month when oil sanctions against Russia, an OPEC Plus member, are due to increase.
Both Republican and Democratic administrations have consistently asserted immunity on behalf of dozens of foreign heads of state who have been sued in the United States for alleged torture, extrajudicial killings, and other serious offenses, he said, adding that as legal adviser at the State Department: “I asserted immunity on behalf of Pope Benedict, who had been sued for failing to investigate sex abuses by the clergy.
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