Trump says he'll consider releasing 9/11 records after families' 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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Donald Trump has said he will consider a request by the families of the victims of September 11 to declassify documents that may relate to Saudi Arabia's possible role in the attacks.
Trump will look into requests from families of 9/11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role
Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and aided the hijackers.
President Trump promises to consider 9/11 families' request to release files
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will consider requests from September 11 victim families to declassify records regarding Saudi Arabia's alleged involvement in the attacks.
Donald Trump has announced that he will consider a request from relatives of the victims of September 11, 2001, to release more records about the event. “I’ll look into it when I get back,” he told reporters in Ireland before boarding a plane to Washington. Earlier, after attending a golf tournament in Doonbeg and speaking with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin and Shane Lowry, the player who won the Irish Open, Trump promised to “lift” tariff…
Several families have claimed for several years that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence within the Saudi government and helped the kidnappers
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Trump says he will consider request to release more 9/11 records
NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (Sep 13) that he would consider a request from relatives of those killed in the September 11 attacks to release more records about the ev
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