After 9/11 Bill, Could Saudi Arabia Really Sell All Its U.S. Assets?

It’s easier to make a $750 billion threat than carry it out.

The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged connection to the attacks, pushing the kingdom one step closer to having to follow through on its pledge to sell hundreds of billions of dollars of United States assets that could be frozen by the courts. Carrying out that divestment pledge will be a long, difficult, complicated and likely costly process.