9/11 families urge Trump to press Saudis for accountability ahead of MBS visit to DC: ‘Overwhelming evidence’
As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) prepares for his visit to Washington, D.C., a coalition of 9/11 survivors, first responders, and family members of the victims are calling on President Donald Trump to confront Saudi Arabia regarding its alleged involvement in the September 11 attacks. This plea comes in the wake of a significant ruling by U.S. District Court Judge George B. Daniels, who recently denied Saudi Arabia’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that claims the kingdom played a role in the tragic events that took the lives of nearly 3,000 individuals. In his ruling, Daniels indicated that there is substantial evidence pointing to “essential support” provided by Saudi government agents to the hijackers, thus allowing the case to proceed to trial.
Brett Eagleson, president of 9/11 Justice and a victim’s son, emphasized the importance of this visit, stating, “As Washington prepares to roll out the red carpet for the Saudi Crown Prince, we want to shine a spotlight on the facts found by the court.” His organization, along with another group named 9/11 Families United, has been vocal in urging the U.S. government to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for its alleged complicity in the attacks. The legal battle surrounding this issue has been ongoing since 2002, with families seeking justice and transparency regarding the connections between the hijackers and certain Saudi officials.
The allegations against Saudi Arabia are particularly focused on individuals like Omar al-Bayoumi and Sheikh Al Fahad Thumairy, who are accused of aiding the hijackers in various capacities, including helping them secure housing and facilitating their activities in the U.S. Evidence presented in court suggests that Bayoumi, who has documented ties to the Saudi government, co-signed a lease for the hijackers’ apartment and traveled with Saudi officials who had connections to them. Meanwhile, Thumairy, who is alleged to have met with the hijackers when they first arrived in California, has denied any wrongdoing despite photographic evidence linking him to the individuals involved. As President Trump prepares to meet with MBS, the juxtaposition of diplomatic relations and the quest for justice for 9/11 victims remains a poignant and unresolved issue.
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Ahead of a visit to the nation’s capital
by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)
on Tuesday, a cohort of 9/11 survivors, first responders, and family members of those lost, are urging President Donald Trump to demand that Saudi Arabia take accountability for its alleged role in the tragic Sept. 11, 2021 attacks.
Several weeks ago, United States federal district court judge George B. Daniels
ruled against Saudi Arabia’s efforts
to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them by the families of 9/11 victims, which alleged the country was party to the attacks. Daniels’ decision to let the case go to trial appeared to agree with the judge claiming in his August 2025 ruling that Saudi government agents provided “essential support” for the hijackers. Â
“The backdrop to this visit is the recent ruling of a federal judge in New York that Saudi Arabia must stand trial for its role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks that murdered 3,000 of our loved ones,” 9/11 Justice President Brett Eagleson, whose father died in the attacks, said. “As Washington prepares to roll out the red carpet for the Saudi Crown Prince, we want to shine a spotlight on the facts found by the court, the overwhelming evidence of Saudi government support for the 9/11 plot, and the families’ nearly 25-year fight for justice.”
The statement follows a
similar call to Trump
from 9/11 Families United, a separate group representing 9/11 victims and their families, which was released last week.Â
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Saudi Embassy in Washington, as well as the
White House
for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication.Â
Daniels’ August ruling implicating Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 attacks is just one of the latest developments in a multi-decade legal battle that started in 2002.
While the kingdom has denied that anyone from the Saudi Arabian government directed the individuals accused of conspiring with 9/11 hijackers, Daniels said he found it “more likely than not” that there was “some connection.”Â
The allegations center around Omar al-Bayoumi and Sheikh Al Fahad Thumairy, two individuals that the
9/11 victims
allege were party to helping the hijackers.
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Among the allegations against Bayoumi, who has significant ties to the Saudi government according to declassified FBI documents, is that he helped the hijackers find an apartment. When the hijackers applied for the apartment, Bayoumi co-signed the lease and listed himself as the new apartment’s guarantor.
According to Bayoumi, it is customary for the Islamic community to help newcomers find an apartment. Â
Meanwhile, evidence also showed Bayoumi traveling to
Washington, D.C.
alongside two Saudi government officials employed by the embassy, according to Daniels’ ruling. Both of the Saudi government officials, Mutaeb Al-Sudairy and Adel Al-sadhan, also had ties to Thumairy, who they met in Los Angeles for an Islamic event between December 1998 and January 1999.Â
After spending a few days in Los Angeles, according to Daniels, the pair of Saudi officials traveled to San Diego, where they stayed with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
A subsequent letter from Bayoumi to Thumairy thanked him for coordinating the trip that “provid[ed] us with brothers Mutaeb Al-Sudairy and Adel Al-sadhan.”
Thumairy, who left the U.S. for Saudi Arabia shortly before the 9/11 attacks, is accused of having met with the hijackers when they first came to California in early 2000. He denies the allegation despite being pictured with them, according to Daniels. Bayoumi, who federal agents found in 2001 was in possession of a notepad with various
airplane
drawings, calculations, and notes in it, is alleged to have met them shortly thereafter.
President Trump is set to host the Crown Prince for talks Tuesday. Improving diplomatic relations between the two nations has been a priority for Trump. He visited the kingdom in May, which was his first major international trip of Trump’s second term. Â Â
“I hope that
Saudi Arabia
will be going into the Abraham Accords very shortly,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday ahead of this week’s MBS meeting in Washington, according to the Associated Press.
