Joe Biden talked tough about Saudi Arabia during the 2020 campaign, but his actions since then are anything but.
Biden has now granted immunity to the Saudi crown prince in the case of the murdered journalist Jamal Khasshoggi.
Even members of the liberal media are turning on Biden over this.
Newsweek reports:
Joe Biden Recommending Immunity for Mohammed Bin Salman Sparks Outrage
The Biden administration has caused outrage after it determined that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit regarding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The Department of Justice said in a court filing that bin Salman’s new role as prime minister of Saudi Arabia means he has immunity from a civil suit about the 2018 killing that took place in the Saudi embassy in Istanbul.
“The United States government has expressed grave concerns regarding Jamal Khashoggi’s horrific killing and has raised these concerns publicly and with the most senior levels of the Saudi government,” the filing said.
“However, the doctrine of head of state immunity is well established in customary international law and has been consistently recognized in longstanding executive branch practice as a status-based determination that does not reflect a judgment on the underlying conduct at issue in the litigation,” the Justice Department wrote.
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The Justice Department’s filing is not binding but it is likely to lead to the lawsuit being dismissed.
People are pretty angry about this.
BREAKING: Biden administration suggests immunity for MBS in DAWN & Cengiz lawsuit for murder of #JamalKhashoggi:
breaking promise for accountability, Biden guarantees MBS impunity. pic.twitter.com/72n3dV53Gx
— Sarah Leah Whitson (@sarahleah1) November 18, 2022
From @IgnatiusPost: 'The Biden administration has granted legal immunity to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a protection that even President Donald Trump’s administration didn’t offer.' https://t.co/xHutH8kpaH pic.twitter.com/t6jsr4bU1h
— Byron York (@ByronYork) November 19, 2022
President Biden said on the campaign trail that he wanted to turn Saudi Arabia & MBS into a “pariah,” yet he just granted MBS sovereign immunity – a step that Trump never took. Here’s why: Biden prefers to beg MBS to produce oil instead of doing it right here at home. Shameful.
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) November 18, 2022
Washington Post CEO denounces Biden granting Saudi crown prince ‘legal immunity’: Gave MBS ‘license to kill’ https://t.co/UW5MuLxDiu
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 20, 2022
Biden is a hypocrite, but then, we knew that.
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