

The civil lawsuit nearly died in 2016, when President Barack Obama vetoed legislation to carve out an exception to the sovereign immunity of foreign governments and permit the families to sue the Saudi kingdom. Congress overrode that veto, however, allowing the suit to go forward.
Add this to the list of horrifically evil shit Obama did
France has been protecting Roman Polanski from consequences for drugging and raping a child for like 60 years. Macron is just keeping tradition alive.