9/11 families urge president to force Saudi prince to accept blame for attacks

[douglas9]

Family and loved ones of 9/11 victims are urging the Trump administration to compel Saudi Arabia to “ensure accountability” with a federal lawsuit against the Kingdom.

The thousands of family members — many from New England — want the U.S. to force Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to apologize for alleged involvement in the terror attacks, finally.

“We are not calling for isolation or hostility — we are calling for accountability for the Saudi role in the attacks on September 11, 2001,” National Chair of 9/11 Families United Terry Strada wrote in a release shared with the Herald. “Before we talk about defense pacts or nuclear technology, let’s first talk about justice.”

President Donald Trump is set to host the Crown Prince on Tuesday for talks to, hopefully, normalize commercial and diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/11/17/9-11-families-urge-president-to-force-saudi-prince-to-accept-blame-for-attacks/

[Dave Bowman]

1. Dump loves to kiss the Clown Prince's butt.

[MustLoveBeagles]

2. This should happen but won't

[truddy777]

3. Presidential Power Isn't That Simple

Last edited Sun Dec 28, 2025, 06:03 PM - Edit history (1)

Wild situation. Every time this comes up, people act like the president can just snap his fingers and force another country to confess. It does not work like that, especially when you’re dealing with a state that has layers of immunity baked into US law.
The only reason these lawsuits even move at all is because JASTA opened a narrow door, but even then you need to show direct or indirect support for terrorism in a way judges accept. When I first dug into the topic, I bumped into this page and it kind of showed why families keep hitting brick walls.