The New York Times' @BenWeiserNYT scooped the world on this development: Judge Berman wants the details of contacts between Atilla and Zarrab's attorneys with Turkish and U.S. officials.
Screenshot of the full order here.
A brief overview of the cases' tangled U.S. domestic and geopolitics here, with one caveat: The story is now months old, and it grows knottier constantly. courthousenews.com/turkish-gold-t…
Meanwhile, I am pausing this thread to live-tweet another case: of family members of 9/11 victims suing Saudi Arabia. Look out for the separate thread.
Background here: courthousenews.com/911-victims-bi…