US set to declassify documents related to 11 September attacks in next six months
3 years, 6 months ago

US set to declassify documents related to 11 September attacks in next six months

Firstpost  

Washington: President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing the declassification of certain documents related to the 11 September, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. That conflict was on display last month when some 1,800 relatives, survivors and first responders opposed Biden’s participation in 9/11 events if the documents remained declassified. The order directs the justice department and other executive branch agencies to begin a declassification review and requires that declassified documents be released over the next six months. The justice department revealed last month that the FBI had recently concluded an investigation that examined certain 9/11 hijackers and potential co-conspirators, and that it would now work to see if it could share information that it had previously determined could not be disclosed.

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Opinion: The full truth of 9/11 is still emerging
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: The full truth of 9/11 is still emerging

LA Times  

The rubble of the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack Sept. 11, 2001, in New York. “What we’ve uncovered, with no help from our FBI and no help from our own government, is that had a significant amount of help, and that help came in the form of the Saudi government,” Brett Eagleson, president of the families group 9/11 …

Special counsel investigating Biden’s handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says
1 year, 1 month ago

Special counsel investigating Biden’s handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be released soon to Congress and the public, Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers in a letter Wednesday. Though the probe’s outcome is expected to lift a legal cloud over Biden, criticism of his handling …

Special counsel report on Biden’s handling of classified documents expected to be released soon
1 year, 1 month ago

Special counsel report on Biden’s handling of classified documents expected to be released soon

LA Times  

President Biden, pictured at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Wednesday, has been the subject of a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents. The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Biden’s handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be released soon to Congress and the public, Atty. …

New evidence undercuts Trump’s claim in classified docs probe: report
1 year, 10 months ago

New evidence undercuts Trump’s claim in classified docs probe: report

Raw Story  

New evidence in the special counsel’s investigation of Donald Trump over allegations he improperly handled classified documents suggests the former president knew the proper process for declassification, CNN reports. IN OTHER NEWS: GOP senator gets slapped down at Supreme Court ethics hearing The documents could also shed light on Trump’s intent and whether he showed willful disregard for what he …

A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
2 years, 2 months ago

A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents

Associated Press  

The revelation that classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden, as well as at his Delaware home, has prompted questions on how the circumstances compare with the seizure last year of hundreds of documents marked as classified from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump. Richard Sauber, special counsel to the …

White House: Classified documents found at Biden’s home in Delaware
2 years, 2 months ago

White House: Classified documents found at Biden’s home in Delaware

LA Times  

Documents with classified markings from President Biden’s time as vice president were found at his home in Wilmington, Del., the White House says. Documents with classified markings from President Biden’s time as vice president were found at his home in Wilmington, Del., the White House said Thursday, days after it was disclosed that sensitive documents were also found at the …

Explained: How classified documents discovered at Joe Biden’s office differ from the Donald Trump case
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How classified documents discovered at Joe Biden’s office differ from the Donald Trump case

Firstpost  

It is unlikely that US president Joe Biden’s document disclosure will influence the Justice Department’s decision in the Donald Trump case. However, it may intensify scepticism among Republicans and others who are already critical that probes against the former president are politically motivated The revelation that potentially classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe …

Essential Politics: How Biden’s potentially classified documents differ from Trump’s
2 years, 2 months ago

Essential Politics: How Biden’s potentially classified documents differ from Trump’s

LA Times  

Just before last year’s midterm election, President Biden’s personal lawyers discovered potentially classified documents in one of his personal offices and quickly handed the documents back to U.S. officials. Biden’s attorneys found the documents while they were “packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space,” Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, told CBS News, …

Classified Obama-Biden papers found at think tank, prompting DOJ review
2 years, 2 months ago

Classified Obama-Biden papers found at think tank, prompting DOJ review

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Illinois-based federal prosecutor has been tasked with investigating the …

EXPLAINER: Declassification in spotlight during Trump probe
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Declassification in spotlight during Trump probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the weeks since the FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and seized about 100 documents with classification markings, the former president has insisted he did nothing wrong and argued he declassified the information. He doubled down on that point Wednesday, saying in a Fox News interview that a president can declassify material “even by thinking about it.” …

Feds claim there are no documents on record that apply to a so-called Trump 'declassification order'
2 years, 6 months ago

Feds claim there are no documents on record that apply to a so-called Trump 'declassification order'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump and his allies have claimed multiple times that there was a kind of "declassification order" on many of the documents that he took from the White House back to his country club in Florida. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said that while he was there there was nothing of the sort going on, and that …

FBI releases declassified documents on Sept. 11 attacks
3 years, 4 months ago

FBI releases declassified documents on Sept. 11 attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI released hundreds of pages of newly declassified documents Wednesday about its long effort to explore connections between the Saudi government and the Sept. 11 attacks, revealing the scope of a strenuous but ultimately fruitless investigation whose outcome many question to this day. The FBI memo closing out the investigation says the bureau “has not identified additional …

FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts the men had with Saudi associates in the United States but does not provide proof that senior kingdom officials were complicit in the plot. Brett Eagleson, whose father, Bruce, was killed in the …

FBI Releases Declassified File Of Probe Into Possible 9/11 Saudi Government Links
3 years, 6 months ago

FBI Releases Declassified File Of Probe Into Possible 9/11 Saudi Government Links

Huff Post  

Mark Bernstein / 500px via Getty Images WASHINGTON — The FBI late Saturday released a newly declassified document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He had encountered pressure from victims’ families, who have long sought the records as they pursue a lawsuit in New York …

FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The FBI late Saturday released …

Will declassifying long-secret 9/11 files answer lingering questions about that tragic day?
3 years, 6 months ago

Will declassifying long-secret 9/11 files answer lingering questions about that tragic day?

Salon  

With families of 9/11 victims threatening to protest his appearance at events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the attacks, President Joe Biden took the notable step last week of ordering the Justice Department and other agencies to disclose new portions of their long-secret files on the Qaida plot. A report in 2020 by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine …

Biden to visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to mark 20th anniversary of attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden to visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to mark 20th anniversary of attacks

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden will …

Biden tells Justice Department to declassify 9/11 probe documents
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden tells Justice Department to declassify 9/11 probe documents

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON : President Biden on Friday ordered the review and possible release of previously withheld government documents related to the Sept. 11 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center that could shed new light on the role of accomplices in the plot that killed nearly 3,000 people. As the 20th anniversary of the attacks approaches, Mr. Biden ordered …

Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. Biden said Friday that he was making good on a campaign commitment by ordering the declassification review and pledged that …

Biden moves to declassify documents about 9/11 attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden moves to declassify documents about 9/11 attacks

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on September 3 directed the declassification of certain documents related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. Mr. Biden said August 3 that he was making good on a campaign commitment by ordering the declassification review and …

Biden signs executive order requiring review, release of some 9/11 documents
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden signs executive order requiring review, release of some 9/11 documents

India TV News  

President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. Biden said Friday that he was making good on a campaign commitment by ordering the declassification review and pledged that his administration …

Biden administration moves to declassify September 11 documents
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden administration moves to declassify September 11 documents

ABC  

US President Joe Biden has directed the declassification of certain documents related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims' families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. Key points: Survivors and victims' relatives have come out against Mr Biden's participation in 9/11 memorial events if the documents remain classified …

US to Review Classified 9/11 Documents for Possible Publication on Demand of Victims' Kin
3 years, 7 months ago

US to Review Classified 9/11 Documents for Possible Publication on Demand of Victims' Kin

News 18  

US officials vowed Monday to review classified documents related to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks to see which could be made public — a recurring demand of some victims’ relatives. The FBI said in a letter to the US attorney for the southern district of New York that it “has decided to review” its prior privilege to not disclose …

US to review 9/11 records with eye toward making more public
3 years, 7 months ago

US to review 9/11 records with eye toward making more public

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Justice Department said Monday …

Obama to archive torture report, declassify after 12 years
8 years, 3 months ago

Obama to archive torture report, declassify after 12 years

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday turned down a request from some senators to declassify a Senate report documenting the CIA’s harsh treatment of detainees after 9/11. Eggleston, in a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein released by the California Democrat’s office, said Obama had told the National Archives and Records Administration that access to classified material should be shielded …

9/11 report: Secret 28 pages showing possible Saudi links 'to be released in days'
8 years, 8 months ago

9/11 report: Secret 28 pages showing possible Saudi links 'to be released in days'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The most important unanswered question of 9/11 is, …

Barack Obama urged to declassify report detailing links between 9/11 and Saudi Arabia
8 years, 11 months ago

Barack Obama urged to declassify report detailing links between 9/11 and Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House is …

9/11’s secret 28-page history
10 years, 6 months ago

9/11’s secret 28-page history

Al Jazeera  

A secret 9/11 history exists – one that the few who know it say names at least one foreign country that provided support to some of the 19 hijackers on their murderous mission 13-years ago on Thursday. US Congressmen Walter Jones, Stephen Lynch, and Thomas Massie – who have read the 28 pages – “I think the 28 pages are …

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