Patricia Kavanagh Edwards has been seeking justice since her husband, Dennis Michael Edwards, was killed in the World Trade Center attacks while he was working as a government bond trader on Sept. 11, 2001.

She's part of 9/11 Justice, an organization made up of families of 9/11 victims, survivors and first responders.


What You Need To Know

  • Members of 9/11 Justice returned to court Wednesday in their longstanding fight to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the alleged role members accuse the country of playing in the 9/11 attacks

  • U.S. District Court Judge George Daniels heard oral arguments from attorneys for families of 9/11 victims, as well as attorneys for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which wants to get a lawsuit dismissed that alleges the country has culpability in the 9/11 attacks

  • Last month, 9/11 Justice demanded a response from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump regarding newly released footage of a Saudi man who the FBI confirmed was a Saudi intelligence asset who provided logistical support to the two lead 9/11 airplane hijackers

“I was 34 when I was widowed,” she said. "My husband was 35. I had a 2-year-old. I was pregnant with a baby that I lost. So basically, my entire adult life has been consumed by 9/11, and trying to get some sense of justice that we deserve.”

Many of them packed a courtroom Wednesday as U.S. District Court Judge George Daniels heard oral arguments from attorneys for those families, as well as attorneys for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which wants to get a lawsuit dismissed that alleges the country has culpability in the 9/11 attacks.

"The kingdom of Saudia Arabia is attempting to dismiss a lawsuit against it. A lawsuit that the families have been doggedly pursuing for the last 23 years,” said Brett Eagleson, president of 9/11 Justice. "A lawsuit in which we’ve amassed thousands of documents that shows the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was culpable for supporting the 9/11 hijackers."

Last month, 9/11 Justice demanded a response from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump regarding newly released footage of a Saudi man who the FBI confirmed was a Saudi intelligence asset who provided logistical support to the two lead 9/11 airplane hijackers.

During Wednesday’s court proceedings, prosecutors alleged that the video shows the Saudi man scoping out the U.S. Capitol.

Lawyers for Saudi Arabia said, as an ally of the U.S., the country would never partner with al-Qaida to attack America — and called much of the plaintiff’s evidence hearsay and speculation.

They also questioned other evidence, such as call logs and letters, which they say do not prove the Saudis aided in the 9/11 attacks.

“The attorneys for us seemed to have presented an overwhelming amount of evidence in our favor,” Kavanaugh Edwards said.

“The Saudi [defense], what they gave, from what I heard when they first went on the floor, it doesn’t seem like they have much,” added Conrad Crump, a former NYPD officer who developed health issues after working at Ground Zero following 9/11.

Saudi Arabia has always denied any involvement in the 9/11 attacks.

There is no word on when the judge will announce a decision as to whether the case can proceed.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and injured thousands at the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. More than 1,000 remain unidentified.