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wasnt there some group of people that wanted to sue over 9/11 but the us gov't wouldnt let them because it would open the us up to being sued by all the people they bomb all over the place? This feels like the same sort of situation.
Yes, there was a group of victims who tried to get restitution from Saudi Arabian, due to almost all the hijackers being Saudi citizens.
The US government was at best, protecting the Saudis, and at worst, actively blocking the lawsuit from going forward
For example:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sept-11-victims-families-push-us-watchdog-investigate-fbis-lost-evidence-2021-09-02/
pretty rich, considering the feds have gone after charities for providing for the families of victims of terrorist attacks