Blanche vows to release more 9/11 documents: 'We're not protecting people'

Updated on: September 14, 2026 / 6:49 PM EDT / CBS News

Blanche vows to release more 9/11 documents: 'We're not protecting people'

TL;DR

  • Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed to release more classified documents related to the 9/11 attacks.
  • Blanche stated the government is not withholding documents to protect any country, only due to genuine classified information.
  • 9/11 families have been pressuring administrations for 25 years to release unredacted documents potentially linking Saudi Arabia to the hijackers.
  • A lawsuit against Saudi Arabia has already led to the release of evidence, including a video of Omar al-Bayoumi and an airplane sketch with a descent formula.
  • Fifteen of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudi nationals, but Saudi Arabia has denied government involvement.
  • The CIA recently released a large batch of declassified intelligence related to 9/11, but these are not the documents central to the families' demands.
  • President Trump stated he would look into the matter upon returning to Washington.