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Re: KSA Matter

From:cheryl.mills@gmail.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-03-28 14:00 Subject: Re: KSA Matter

i have been ignoring it - will read it. On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 11:59 AM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> wrote: > Should we worry about this? > On Mar 27, 2015 4:57 PM, "Jack Quinn" <jquinn@qga.com> wrote: > >> Dear John: >> >> Thanks for getting back to me. On the litigation front, there is pending >> in the SDNY a further motion by KSA to be dismissed. We filed a response >> to that six weeks ago or so that got some significant attention in major >> part because it included transcripts of two days of interviews with >> Zacharais Moussaoui, the so-called ³20th hijacker,² who is incarcerated in >> a supermax penal facility out West. Additionally, we filed a compendium >> of exhibits and other evidence that has been developed in recent years >> stregthening the families¹ case to the point where we think dismissal >> would be clearly improper. Oral argument is likely to be before the end >> of May. We cannot be sure when the judge will rule, but inasmuch as it is >> a motion on behalf of a sovereign, it would not surprise us if he ruled >> very soon after oral argument. In any case, because there are parallel >> claims against Islamic institutions closely linked to KSA and former Saudi >> officials that are already in the discovery phase, depositions of >> prominent Saudis are set to commence shortly, and we are confident the >> dispute will draw significant and sustained media attention over the next >> two years. This could also, however, be brought to a conclusion sooner if >> we are successful in our separate effort to encourage a political >> resolution of the dispute ‹ an effort on which we have made some important >> progress, although about which I want to be careful not to overstate. >> >> In reaching out, we had in mind that politicization of the litigation is >> is not in the families¹ interest, but we see that conceivably happening in >> the likely escalation of Rand Paul¹s charges about Saudi donations. We are >> also mindful of the increasing irritability of some of the 9/11 families, >> particularly ones we do not represent; this concern will be heightened if, >> as we suspect (and hope) our further discovery makes the case against KSA >> even stronger. Finally, we are aware that there is very likely going to >> be further media attention to the role of prominent Saudis in laying the >> foundation for violent jihadist attacks against the West. >> >> John, I see this, of course, through all my own lenses ‹ those of someone >> who cares deeply about the families¹ cause. But I equally do not want >> this cause not to be misused for political purposes. Those of us who have >> been concerned about that politicization have had some thoughts about how >> to defang the issue and would be happy to knock those around with you or >> Cheryl if and whenever you like. >> >> Thanks again for coming back to me, and very best to you, >> >> Jack >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Jack Quinn >> ________________________________________ >> >> >> 1133 Connecticut Avenue NW >> 5th Floor >> Washington DC 20036 >> (M) 202-320-9266 >> (P) 202-429-6871 >> (F) 202-457-1130 >> jquinn@qga.com >> http://www.qga.com <http://www.qga.com/> >> <http://www.twitter.com/quinngillespie> >> <http://www.facebook.com/quinngillespie> >> <http://www.linkedin.com/companies/65223> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 3/27/15, 10:40 AM, "John Podesta" <john.podesta@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >Thanks Jack. I am going to defer to Cheryl on this, but I appreciate your >> >bringing this to our attention. Anticipate any action soon? >> > >> >JP >> >--Sent from my iPad-- >> >john.podesta@gmail.com >> >For scheduling: eryn.sepp@gmail.com >> >>