Senate Campaign Faces Scrutiny of Strategist’s Work for Saudis

September 14, 2017March 5, 2021 editor28pages 9/11, American Legion, Boston Herald, Geoff Diehl, Holly Robichaud, JASTA, lobbyists, Massachusetts, Qorvis, Saudi Arabia, Senate, VFW

Boston Herald spotlights Holly Robichaud’s engagement in Saudi effort to amend Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

On defensive, Robichaud advances misleading argument about JASTA, makes false claim about VFW, American Legion stances

By Brian P. McGlinchey

A U.S. Senate campaign faces controversy after the Boston Herald published a story on a key strategist’s participation in a Saudi lobbying campaign against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA).

Massachusetts state representative Geoffrey Diehl, who is running for the 2018 Republican nomination to oppose incumbent senator Elizabeth Warren, hired Holly Robichaud to serve as a campaign strategist. 28Pages.org previously reported that Robichaud, a political consultant and columnist for the Boston Herald, registered in October 2016 as an agent of the Saudi government. Continue reading →

Gitmo Judge Blocks 9/11 Defense Attorneys from Viewing 28 Pages

August 22, 2017March 5, 2021 editor28pages 28 pages, 9/11, Edwin Perry, Gitmo, James Pohl, Military Commission, Saudi Arabia, trial

Prosecutors assure military commission that other investigative documents on possible Saudi ties to 9/11 will be given to defense

By Brian P. McGlinchey

A judge presiding over the trial of five Guantanamo detainees accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks has denied a defense motion seeking full access to 28 pages on Saudi government links to the attacks found in the 2002 report of a joint congressional intelligence inquiry.

Though the 28 pages were declassified in July 2016, the public version has 97 redactions amounting to about three cumulative pages of material. Defense attorneys wanted to see what’s still hidden from view. Continue reading →

Cornyn Condemns Tactics Saudis Used Against 9/11 Justice Law

July 26, 2017March 5, 2021 editor28pages 9/11, Capitol Media Group, Dianne Feinstein, FARA, Foreign Agents Registration Act, Jason Johns, JASTA, John Cornyn, lobbying, lobbyists, Qorvis MSLGROUP, Saudi Arabia, Scott Wheeler, video

“This kind of conduct should gall every member of the Senate”

By Brian P. McGlinchey

In a high-profile hearing today, Senator John Cornyn condemned Saudi lobbyists for exploiting U.S. military veterans in their campaign to weaken a law enabling 9/11 family members and survivors to sue the kingdom for its alleged support of the attacks. Continue reading →

9/11 Victims Urge British PM to Release Saudi Terror Report

July 19, 2017July 20, 2017 editor28pages 9/11, British report, David Cameron, Diane Abbott, extremism, funding, Saudi Arabia, Sharon Premoli, The Independent, Theresa May, war on terror

Labour Party issues statement echoing victims’ plea; Theresa May confronted on the topic during Prime Minister’s Questions

By Brian P. McGlinchey

A year after the U.S. government declassified 28 pages on Saudi government links to the 9/11 attacks, the British government is now concealing its own damning report on Saudi sponsorship of extremism, and a group of 9/11 survivors and family members has added its voice to those on both sides of the pond calling for its release. Continue reading →

The Saudi Agents Next Door: Americans Who Cashed in on Campaign to Stop 9/11 Trial

July 13, 2017March 5, 2021 editor28pages 29:11 Strategies, 9/11, Advocacy Solutions LLC, Billy Horton, Capitol Media Group, Capitol Strategies, Community Strategies Inc, Connie Schmett, Cory Black, Creative Communications, D. Hollis Felkel II, Daniel Lederman, Dauntless Communications, David H. Carroll, Duane Morris Government Strategies, Eaton River Strategies, Eric Eisenhammer, Felkel Group, Flywheel Government Solutions, Francis X. McMahon, Frank Bickford, Gibson McKay, Hubbell Communications, Hynes Communications, J. Ballard Everett, Jackson-West Consulting, Jason Johns, JASTA, Jeffrey Dixon, Joe Kuklis, Jon Bombardieri, Kathie Summers Grice, Kim Schmett, Kirsten Kukowski, KK & Company, KOFA Public Affairs, Kristen Sheehan, Kyle Moyer & Company, lobbying, lobbyists, LS2 Group, Michael Gibson, Novus Public Affairs, Organized Karma, Paul Stanley, Paul Young, Peritus Public Relations, Public Policy Solutions, Qorvis MSLGROUP, Randy Hayden, Resch Strategies, Rick Abbruzzese, Roy Lenardson, Sarah Durand, Saudi Arabia, Scott Wheeler, Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod, Shelbi Lewark, Sherpa Public Affairs, Steven Cohen, Strategic Advocacy LLC, The Resources Group, Vectre Corporation, Wellington Strategies, Wes Farno, Yocheved Chevy Weiss

Saudi Arabia spent millions trying to keep 9/11 families and survivors from presenting evidence against the kingdom

By Brian P. McGlinchey

**Mike Gibson of Community Strategies Inc**

Last October, the Saudi government partnered with Qorvis MSLGROUP to launch a massive, nationwide lobbying effort aimed at undermining a new law that cleared the way for 9/11 families and survivors to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged support of al Qaeda and its hijackers.

Now, a disclosure filing with the Department of Justice gives an indication of the high cost of the effort, and helps shine a light on Americans all across the country hired to execute the kingdom’s campaign to keep evidence of its links to 9/11 out of court. Continue reading →

Boston Herald spotlights Holly Robichaud’s engagement in Saudi effort to amend Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

On defensive, Robichaud advances misleading argument about JASTA, makes false claim about VFW, American Legion stances

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Prosecutors assure military commission that other investigative documents on possible Saudi ties to 9/11 will be given to defense

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“This kind of conduct should gall every member of the Senate”

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Labour Party issues statement echoing victims’ plea; Theresa May confronted on the topic during Prime Minister’s Questions

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Saudi Arabia spent millions trying to keep 9/11 families and survivors from presenting evidence against the kingdom

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