Obama Won't Close Gitmo but Hasn't Stopped Releasing Detainees

The White House conceded Tuesday that it wouldn't close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by the time President Obama leaves office later this week, but it hasn't stopped releasing detainees in the run-up to Inauguration Day.

The administration announced it had transferred 10 detainees to Oman, reducing the number still in the facility to 45. Press Secretary Josh Earnest did not rule out the possiblity of more releases in the coming days.

"The possibility of additional transfers—[it] remains a possibility," he told reporters during the daily press briefing.

More from the Associated Press:

Administration officials had long insisted that the president was continuing to work toward closing the facility even when it became obvious that it would no longer be possible for practical reasons before President-elect Donald Trump takes office Friday.