A group representing the families said the candidates should oppose any deal with Saudi Arabia 'unless it fully addresses the role of the Saudi Arabian government in the 9/11 attacks.'
More than 3,000 family members of victims from the 9/11 terrorist attacks are calling on both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump to oppose any Middle East peace deal with Saudi Arabia until the U.S. government holds the country accountable for any role it might have played on Sept. 11.In the letter first obtained by CBS News, the families point to 1999 video footage of a Saudi government agent 'casing' the U.S. Capitol as proof of Saudi involvement.
'As a 2020 presidential candidate, Harris was critical of Saudi Arabia after the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and backed a 2019 Senate bill calling for a public report about it. In an August 2019 questionnaire from the Council on Foreign Relations, Harris said the Saudis have been 'strong partners' on counterterrorism but said the U.S. should 'fundamentally reevaluate our relationship' and 'us our leverage to stand up for American values and interests.
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