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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - San Diego landlord recalls unknowingly renting to 9/11 terrorists, says she was deceived by hijackers’ “friendly” facade

Holly Ratchford, the San Diego apartment manager who rented to two of the 9/11 hijackers, says she was completely taken in by their polite demeanor, raising fresh questions about how easily America’s enemies slipped through routine security and community screens. Holly Ratchford, who managed and lived at the Parkwood Apartments in the San Diego area, […] The post San Diego landlord recalls unknowingly renting to 9/11 terrorists, says she was deceived by hijackers’ “friendly” facade appeared first on American Almanac .

Holly Ratchford, the San Diego apartment manager who rented to two of the 9/11 hijackers, says she was completely taken in by their polite demeanor, raising fresh questions about how easily America’s enemies slipped through routine security and community screens. Holly Ratchford, who managed and lived at the Parkwood Apartments in the San Diego area, has spoken publicly about her experience renting to Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, two men later identified as members of the terrorist team that hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and crashed it into the Pentagon, killing 184 people. Ratchford told reporters she had “cookies and tea” with the men, describing them as “nice,” “polite,” and “very, very friendly.” She…Open

AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Jan. 6 prosecutions are over, but the fight lingers

The years-long saga of prosecuting the Jan. 6 attack effectively came to an end this week, when a judge dismissed a remaining indictment against Oath Keepers members already freed by President Trump . The big picture: Not only has Trump erased the legal consequences for many Jan. 6 defendants, but his administration has moved to rewrite the history of a deadly day — and oust federal employees who worked on related cases. Driving the news: Judges in recent weeks disposed of the final two cases accusing leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of orchestrating a plot to undermine the transfer of power. But the jurists were candid in saying that didn't mean they agreed with the administration. - Judge Amit Mehta acknowledged the…