9/11 families want Congress to push for FBI files on any potential Saudi ties to attackers

Relatives of 9/11 victims are asking Congress to press FBI Director Kash Patel to release files related to any potential Saudi government ties to the attack.

Relatives of 9/11 victims are asking members of Congress to press FBI Director Kash Patel at a House hearing on Wednesday to release files related to any potential Saudi government ties to the attackers, family members say.

A recent ruling by a federal judge in New York has given families new hope that their decades-long effort to get more information regarding any possible Saudi government link to the attack.

U.S. District Judge George Daniels ruled on Aug. 28 that the families’ claims were strong enough for their landmark civil case to go to trial. The judge also rejected a Saudi government request to dismiss the case.

“I would love to hear someone acknowledge we had this monumental decision from the judge,” said Terry Strada, national chair of 9/11 Families United, a group that has advocated for years for more information from the U.S. government regarding potential Saudi ties to the 9/11 attacks.

Strada, whose husband, Tom, was killed in the North Tower of the World Trade Center and raised their three children, hailed the ruling.