Trump says he'll consider releasing 9/11 records after families' request
Families are seeking declassification of records they say could clarify possible Saudi links to the hijackers, as Trump says he will review the request.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump stated he would consider requests from relatives of 9/11 victims to declassify records regarding Saudi Arabia's alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago.
- Terry Strada, who lost her husband Thomas Strada in the World Trade Center attacks, urged Trump on Friday at Ground Zero to demand answers from Saudi Arabia and release relevant records.
- Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were citizens of Saudi Arabia, and the 9/11 Commission Report from 2004 noted the kingdom may have turned a blind eye to al-Qaeda fundraising.
- President Trump has maintained close ties with Saudi leadership, recently approving a civilian nuclear enrichment program despite intelligence assessments linking MBS to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
- Relatives of 9/11 victims have been engaged in a lengthy legal battle against the Saudis, alleging that administration after administration chose to protect the kingdom instead of standing with the families.
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Trump Says He Will Review 9/11 Families’ Demand for Remaining Saudi-Related Records as 25-Year Search for Answers Intensifies
By: Fern C. Rosenblatt President Donald Trump has said he will examine a renewed demand from families of September 11 victims for the release of remaining government records that could shed additional light on allegations concerning Saudi connections to the 2001 terrorist attacks, reopening one of the most consequential and unresolved controversies surrounding the […]
US President Donald Trump has said he will consider a request from the families of the victims of the September 11 attacks to release classified documents that could shed more light on Saudi Arabia's alleged role in the terrorist attacks 25 years ago. Some of the victims' families have alleged for years that a group of extremist clerics in Saudi Arabia had gained influence within the Saudi government and had helped the hijackers. Of the 19 perpe…
US President Donald Trump has said he will consider a request from the families of the victims of the September 11 attacks for the release of documents about Saudi Arabia's alleged role in those terrorist attacks.
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