Tag: John Fawcett
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Federal judge blames Yahoo!News for publishing 9/11 story based on diplomat’s leaked deposition; upholds sanctions on victims’ law firm
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The federal judge handling the multi-billion-dollar 9/11 lawsuit against Saudi Arabia has accused Yahoo! News of “permanently” damaging the effectiveness of court “protective” orders by publishing a 2021 story about an FBI attempt to “flip” a Saudi diplomat based on a leaked copy of the diplomat’s deposition in the case. -
Law firm that leaked 9/11 suspect’s deposition ‘to embarrass’ Saudi Arabia slapped by magistrate
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In a blow to thousands of 9/11 families, a federal magistrate has ruled that their New York law firm and its chief investigator “willfully breached” court “protective orders” by leaking to a reporter the deposition of a Saudi diplomat “to embarrass Saudi Arabia and gain an advantage in this case.” -
9/11 leak motive: Saudi diplomat who FBI report says sought to aid hijackers had child porn on his computer
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A New York federal magistrate’s hunt for the leaker of a 610-page deposition transcript of a Saudi diplomat wrapped up Tuesday after two testy days of an unusual trial in which lawyers for the Saudi government grilled their opponent lawyers for the 9/11 families on the witness stand.
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