NEW: With remarkable timing, feds update judge on declassification efforts in 9/11 litigation against Saudi Arabia. They turned over 15 interviews to victim families; another tranche on its way, Dec. 20.
Background: courthousenews.com/fbi-declassifi…
The letter: documentcloud.org/documents/5205…
Background: courthousenews.com/fbi-declassifi…
The letter: documentcloud.org/documents/5205…
A few quick takeaways from the letter:
* The families have received 15 interview reports.
* Releasable records related to ties of Omar al-Bayoumi and Fahad al-Thumairy - a reputed Saudi intel official and consular official, respectively - to 9/11 hijackers due Dec. 20.
(cont'd)
* The families have received 15 interview reports.
* Releasable records related to ties of Omar al-Bayoumi and Fahad al-Thumairy - a reputed Saudi intel official and consular official, respectively - to 9/11 hijackers due Dec. 20.
(cont'd)
* Plaintiffs subpoenaed roughly 50 classified CIA records cited in the 9/11 Commission Report.
* CIA producing 18 heavily redacted documents totalling 181 pages.
* Others deemed confidential or classified won't be released.
* CIA producing 18 heavily redacted documents totalling 181 pages.
* Others deemed confidential or classified won't be released.
To clarify the top tweet, the background link is an article from last month. The letter is the breaking development.
