Justice Department to Release New Information in Dispute Over Saudi Role in 9/11 Attacks
The decision, which follows pressure from victims’ families, comes amid strained U.S. relations with Riyadh
By Sadie Gurman and
Aruna Viswanatha
Updated Sept. 12, 2019 4:09 pm ET
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has agreed to provide a key piece of new information about alleged official Saudi involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks after an intense lobbying effort by victims’ families.
Victims’ families have for months urged the government to make information public, telling President Trump in a letter recently that it would help them “finally learn the full truth and obtain justice from Saudi Arabia.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justic...d-9-11-hijackers-11568317330?mod=hp_lead_pos3
The decision, which follows pressure from victims’ families, comes amid strained U.S. relations with Riyadh
By Sadie Gurman and
Aruna Viswanatha
Updated Sept. 12, 2019 4:09 pm ET
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has agreed to provide a key piece of new information about alleged official Saudi involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks after an intense lobbying effort by victims’ families.
Victims’ families have for months urged the government to make information public, telling President Trump in a letter recently that it would help them “finally learn the full truth and obtain justice from Saudi Arabia.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justic...d-9-11-hijackers-11568317330?mod=hp_lead_pos3