Senator Ron Johnson
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – Top members of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations have asked the FBI and the Department of Justice to produce unredacted documents on Saudi Arabia’s “role” in 9/11.
According to the Daily Wire, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) requested the unredacted materials in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to better comprehend Saudi Arabia’s role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“No one was more affected by these attacks than the families of those whose lives were lost on that day and who have struggled to obtain accountability ever since. Our inquiry into Saudi Arabia’s attempts to influence U.S. affairs has underscored, yet again, the need for transparency, particularly regarding Saudi Arabia’s connection to the 9/11 attacks,” the senators wrote on Sunday, one day before the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people.
The Daily Wire also reports that the senators had requested back in July that “the U.S. government finally provide full transparency into what it knows about the attacks, particularly as it relates to Saudi Arabia’s involvement,” but had not yet received a response. They also requested the “Operation Encore” record on August 8th but did not hear back.
“Your failure to respond to our letter only adds to our concerns about the U.S. government’s longstanding refusal to provide full transparency to the American public, and particularly to the families of 9/11 victims, about Saudi Arabia’s role in the 9/11 attacks,” the senators wrote.
Families and survivors of the 9/11 attacks have long urged further pressure on Saudi Arabia from American leaders regarding the terrorist attacks. The relatives and survivors urged President Joe Biden to bring up the atrocities with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia in July 2022.
The Saudi government has consistently denied any involvement in the 9/11 attacks. In 2005, the CIA and FBI issued a joint report concluding that there was “no evidence” that the Saudi government or royal family “knowingly provided support” for the attacks.
Despite the fact that President Biden has released some 9/11 records, they have all been heavily redacted, and politicians and victims have continued to demand more information.
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