A federal judge in Washington, DC has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi against Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, citing US President Joe Biden’s granting of immunity to the prince.United States District Judge John Bates suggested on Tuesday that he was reluctant to throw out the lawsuit but had no choice given the Biden administration’s decision to grant immunity to the crown prince.Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in October 2018 by Saudi Arabian agents in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, an operation US intelligence believed was ordered by the crown prince.
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