Statecraft With Geeta Mohan: Is 9/11's Real Mastermind Still Free After All These Years?

Who was Omar al-Bayoumi — and why was he never prosecuted by the United States after 9/11? For decades, Bayoumi maintained that he was simply a Saudi student who helped two stranded countrymen in California. Those two men were Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar — later identified as 9/11 hijackers. But newly unsealed court records, declassified FBI files and video evidence raise far more troubling questions. An FBI investigation reportedly identified Bayoumi as a paid 'cooptee' of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Presidency. Financial records point to Saudi-linked payments. Video footage shows him filming the US Capitol. British police later discovered a handwritten aircraft diagram with calculations relating to flight dynamics. There is more. Newly surfaced footage reportedly places Bayoumi alongside radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki years before 9/11 — despite Bayoumi later denying that he knew him. So why was Bayoumi never charged? Why did crucial evidence allegedly fail to reach investigators? And did the Saudi connection to the 9/11 plot go deeper than previously known? This video examines the evidence, the unanswered questions and the explosive lawsuit seeking accountability from Saudi Arabia. Important: The allegations discussed remain contested, and Saudi Arabia has repeatedly denied involvement in the 9/11 attacks.