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Biden orders declassification review of documents related to 9/11 [Video]

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:


  • President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday asking the Justice Department to review classified information related to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
  • Biden also ordered Attorney General Merrick Garland for the public release of any declassified documents.
  • The executive order comes after mounting pressure from some attack survivors and victims’ families to release the records, claiming they may contain evidence of links between Saudi Arabia and Al Qaeda.

President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to conduct a declassification review of documents related to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The order also requires Attorney General Merrick Garland to release the declassified documents to the public over the next six months.

“When I ran for president, I made a commitment to ensuring transparency regarding the declassification of documents on the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America,” Biden said in a statement announcing the order. “As we approach the 20th anniversary of that tragic day, I am honoring that commitment.”

The executive order comes after mounting pressure from survivors and families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. They called for the release of documents from the government’s investigation, claiming they show a link between Saudi leaders and the Al Qaeda terrorists.

In August, nearly 1,800 Americans who were directly affected by the 9/11 attacks called for Biden to not attend any memorial events for the upcoming 20th anniversary of the attacks unless he makes good on a campaign commitment to declassify the documents.

“We cannot in good faith, and with veneration to those lost, sick, and injured, welcome the president to our hallowed grounds until he fulfills his commitment,” the group’s statement said.

The group filed a complaint with the Justice Department’s inspector general on Thursday, asking to open an investigation into whether FBI officials may have “deliberately lost or destroyed evidence” that could implicate the Saudi government agents.

Previous investigations may have indicated connections between some of the 9/11 hijackers and Saudi nationals, but there’s no conclusion that the Saudi government was directly involved in the plot.

On Friday, the White House released a statement saying that the president acknowledges the frustration expressed by the victims’ families and seeks to follow through on his campaign promise.

“We must never forget the enduring pain of the families and loved ones of the 2,977 innocent people who were killed during the worst terrorist attack on America in our history,” Biden said.

“My heart continues to be with the 9/11 families who are suffering, and my Administration will continue to engage respectfully with members of this community,” he continued. “I welcome their voices and insight as we chart a way forward.”

Source: AOL.Com

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2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. MARLENE JONES

    September 4, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    THIS IS TO DEFLECT ON BUSH SINCE HE WAS PRESIDENT DURING 9-11?

  2. BUTCH

    September 4, 2021 at 5:27 pm

    I FEEL ANOTHER BETRAYAL COMING ON AMERICA… SOMETHING TO DO WITH FUNDING TERRORISM MONEY BEING RELEASED…

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