Families of 9/11 victims are ramping up pressure on President Trump to release documents about a Saudi Embassy official who allegedly helped the hijackers, after the FBI accidentally revealed his name in a court filing.
The erroneous FBI filing, according to Yahoo News, mentioned “any and all records referring to or relating to Jarrah,” a Saudi diplomat who in 1999 and 2000 was assigned to the embassy in Washington. The 9/11 families now argue that since the name has been made public, the FBI’s national security argument has become moot and that those underlying FBI records relating to al-Jarrah should be released.
The Trump administration has also withheld the underlying evidence gathered by FBI officials regarding al-Jarrah’s potential involvement. The government says the information is extremely sensitive and has cited various other objections to its release, in what critics of the Trump administration claim is an attempt to protect Saudi Arabia, which has enjoyed a close relationship with the Trump administration.
“We are definitely hoping this will push the president to keep his commitment to us. We were given assurances,” Strada said. “Clearly they are using state secrets to cover up their mistakes or protect the Saudis.” The issue has pitted Trump's efforts to show he's seeking justice for 9/11 victims against his desire to maintain close ties with Saudi Arabia, already strained in the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents. Trump has worked to preserve the relationship with the Saudis despite widespread criticism in Congress of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's leadership.
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