'In court papers, Maloney described four witnesses who said they feared retaliation from Saudi officials.
One witness said his family had been approached "within the last year" and "directly threatened by Saudi government officials," Maloney wrote, adding that the witness "understood" he or his relatives "would be murdered."
Another potential witness, Maloney said, was told by relatives in Saudi Arabia that they "feared for their lives." Yet another reported being stalked. And another was thinking of buying a bulletproof vest. '
Never mind, I'm sure the witnesses didn't have anything important to say anyway...