The families of fallen 9/11 heroes are still fighting to hold Saudi Arabia accountable in a blockbuster lawsuit — and worry the two decade-old case could be hampered by terror mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed’s recent plea deal.

As word of Mohammed’s plea agreement spread from Guantánamo Bay Wednesday, roughly 150 relatives of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks sat in a Manhattan courtroom for arguments over whether the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia should be on the hook in the $100 billion civil suit.

“Many of the families have expressed upset, distaste, and concern about the plea agreement,” said Jerry Goldman, lawyer for one of the lead plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit, which has lingered for some 20 years.

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