9/11 families appeal to Trump for unredacted files
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At the 25th anniversary memorial in New York City, families of 9/11 victims asked President Donald Trump to release fully unredacted files related to the attacks, believing they contain evidence of Saudi Arabian involvement.
Terry Strada, who lost her husband in the attacks, publicly accused past administrations, including those of Presidents Obama, Bush, Biden, and Clinton, of prioritizing relations with Saudi Arabia over seeking justice for the families.
She specifically cited President Obama’s 2016 veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), which Congress later overrode, allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia to proceed. Families believe newly released investigative material and a recent court ruling allowing claims against Saudi Arabia to move toward trial support their claims. They point to connections between Saudi nationals, Omar al-Bayoumi and Fahad al-Thumairy, and two of the hijackers, alleging they helped the hijackers settle in the United States.
The 9/11 Commission previously documented these connections but did not find evidence of direct Saudi government support for the attacks. Dennis McGinley and Horace Robert Passananti, who lost loved ones in the towers, expressed frustration with the lack of progress in obtaining answers. They feel the government has repeatedly obstructed their search for justice and hope Trump will act where others have not.
The White House stated Trump authorized the release of hundreds of pages of documents and will continue to honor the victims, but did not comment on further declassification.
