Otto Warmbier’s family claims their son was treated abusively after being jailed by North Korean officials in Pyongyang and now they are taking legal action. While in a coma, Warmbier was returned to the U.S. He died a few days later.
“The family of Otto Warmbier filed an extraordinary lawsuit against North Korea in federal court Thursday alleging that the 22-year-old college student was “brutally tortured and murdered” by Kim Jong Un’s “criminal” regime during 17 months in captivity.”
This comes in the same week that Donald Trump called Kim Jong Un very honorable.
President Trump: “Kim Jong Un… he really has been very open, and, I think, very honorable from everything we’re seeing.” https://t.co/AMlFBfOQMT pic.twitter.com/llpw4IN9Ro
— CNN (@CNN) April 24, 2018
I guess the Warmbiers haven’t gotten the message that Kim Jong-un is “very open” and “very honorable.” https://t.co/1BkbfF7Wa8
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) April 26, 2018
Today the White House is also releasing pictures of a meeting Donald Trump says was unplanned between new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the North Korean dictator.
Great to have Secretary Pompeo confirmed. He will do an excellent job helping @POTUS lead our efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. (photos from previously confirmed Easter weekend trip) pic.twitter.com/o4RNDKVmah
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) April 26, 2018
Trump announced the photos and details of this meeting in a rambling interview on Fox & Friends this morning.
President @realDonaldTrump on what we can expect from his upcoming meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un pic.twitter.com/gv0TPYqqpo
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) April 26, 2018