Lawyers for the 9/11 families suing Saudi Arabia claim their investigator interviewed Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 26, 2017, and Khashoggi sent a text to “senior Saudi officials that same day.” Covered an emergency hearing on these new filings this morning for @CourthouseNews .

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Holy. Fuck. https://t.co/igQD7a7CJQ

— Lincoln's Bible (@LincolnsBible) March 4, 2020

The legal team for the families made this disclosure in court filings about their allegations of witness intimidation.

Attorneys for Saudi Arabia categorically denied those allegations and the relevance to Jamal Khashoggi.

Judge Netburn requested more info.

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) March 4, 2020

Saudi Arabia's attorney Michael Kellogg "categorically" denied claims of witness intimidation or relevance of Khashoggi.

"It should be struck from the record," Kellogg requested to the judge, alleging the allegations were "put forward to seek a litigation advantage."

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) March 4, 2020

The Crown Prince's brother Khalid bin Salman tweeted after Khashoggi's killing that they were in contact via text on Oct. 26, 2017.

Khashoggi met with the 9/11 families' investigator that same day, the plaintiffs' attorney said in court today. https://t.co/o7kY0TkFF6

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) March 4, 2020