Trump admin. is expected to announce whether it will release documents in a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia that relatives of 9/11 victims believe may support allegations of Saudi involvement in the 2001 terrorist attacks, according to US officials.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to announce Thursday whether it will release documents in a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia that relatives of 9/11 victims believe may support allegations of Saudi involvement in the 2001 terrorist attacks, according to U.S. officials and other individuals involved in the case.involves whether to disclose the name of a person who allegedly directed two men in California who assisted hijackers in the 9/11 attacks.
Lawyers for the 9/11 families have sought to get the unredacted version released by the FBI, and a deadline for the Justice Department to decide whether to release it has been delayed several times at the government's request. Most recently the Justice Department obtained a delay until Thursday, and several individuals with knowledge of the case said that the Justice Department would indeed announce its decision on Thursday.
The administration hasn't indicated whether it will invoke the privilege. But advocates for the 9/11 families were given some reason for optimism this week when Jim Kreindler, a prominent attorney representing some of the 9/11 families, was a guest of the White House at a ceremony at the Pentagon marking the anniversary of the attacks, several people familiar with his attendance tell NBC News.
White House officials have previously maintained that the decision about how to handle the legal matter rests with Attorney General William Barr. But the significant implications for the U.S. relationship with close partner Saudi Arabia, combined with Trump's past record of seeking to influence Justice Department decisions, has raised speculation that he might get more personally involved.
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