British PM Boris Johnson says he is “working together” with President Biden on the case of the wife of a U.S. intelligence officer who was been charged with killing a teenage motorcyclist in the U.K.
Biden is"actively engaged" in the case, Johnson told BBC, but the prime minister tempered expectations.
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson look at copies of the Atlantic Charter during a bilateral meeting. | Patrick Semansky/AP PhotoBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he is “working together” with President Joe Biden on the case of the wife of a U.S. intelligence officer who was been charged with killing a teenage motorcyclist in the U.K., Johnson told BBC News.
Anne Sacoolas left the U.K. after the crash, claiming diplomatic immunity. Biden is "actively engaged" in the case, Johnson told BBC, but the prime minister tempered expectations.. “He was extremely sympathetic, but this is not something that either government can control very easily because there are legal processes that are still going on.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Johnson's comments were reported as Biden, Johnson and other world leaders were set to meet Friday for the G-7 summit. Harry Dunn, 19, was killed after Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road in August 2019 and hit him with her car. Under former President Donald Trump in January 2020, the U.S.
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