Judicial Watch FOIA was monitoring U.S.-born cleric Al-Awlaki after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 . Anwar al-Awlaki visited prostitutes , spending 2,320 , new released papers say . Cleric knew several 9/11 hijackers , possibly while working as an imam in San Diego . The FBI released the documents in response to a FBI lawsuit .
FBI was monitoring U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 . Al-Awlaki visited prostitutes , spending more than $ 2,000 , new released papers say . Cleric knew several 9/11 hijackers , possibly while working as an imam in San Diego . The FBI released the documents in response to a Judicial Watch FOIA lawsuit .