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After two Boeing 737 Max crashes, families are still seeking answers from DOJ

More than five years after two 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people, families of the victims are still pushing the Justice Department to hold Boeing accountable. They're frustrated by the response.
Catherine Berthet of France, whose daughter Camille was killed in the 2019 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, speaks Wednesday alongside other family members of victims after meeting with Justice Department officials.

WASHINGTON — More than five years after the crashes of two 737 Max jets killed 346 people, families who lost loved ones are still pushing the U.S. Justice Department to hold Boeing accountable.

Family members and their lawyers met with federal prosecutors for five hours on Wednesday.

They emerged frustrated and disappointed.

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