Biden’s executive order comes amid mounting pressure from families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks to release documents from the government’s investigation.
Fires burn amid the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 13, 2001.
President Biden signed an executive order on Friday directing the Justice Department and other agencies to conduct a declassification review of documents related to the FBI’s investigation of 9/11. The order requires that Attorney General Merrick Garland release the declassified documents to the public over the next six months.
“When I ran for president, I made a commitment to ensuring transparency regarding the declassification of documents on theon America,” Biden said in a statement announcing the order. “As we approach the 20th anniversary of that tragic day, I am honoring that commitment.
“We cannot in good faith, and with veneration to those lost, sick, and injured, welcome the president to our hallowed grounds until he fulfills his commitment,” the statement said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
President Biden orders declassification of Sept. 11 investigation documentsThe order lays out timelines over the next six months for the release of documents, with some set to be released as early as next week.
Read more »
Biden signs executive order calling for declassification review of 9/11 documentsThe president's action requires Attorney General Merrick Garland to release the declassified documents publicly over the next six months.
Read more »
Biden orders a declassification review of documents related to September 11 attacksPresident Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to conduct a declassification review related to the FBI's investigation of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Read more »
Biden orders declassification of Sept. 11 investigation documentsBREAKING: President Biden is ordering the widespread declassification of information collected during the US investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks following growing pressure to do so from family members of the victims.
Read more »
Biden orders attorney general to release FB documents related to 9/11 investigation'I made a commitment to ensuring transparency regarding the declassification of documents on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,' Biden said.
Read more »
Biden orders declassification reviews of documents related to Sept. 11 attacksU.S. President Joe Biden on Friday ordered reviews of the potential declassification of documents from the FBI's investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Read more »