U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche says the government will continue to release documents related to the September 11 terrorist attacks.
The announcement follows Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s release of more than 170,000 pages of documents showing that New York City officials at the time knew the air quality around Ground Zero was unsafe to breathe, despite public reassurances that the air was safe.
“The one thing that we are not doing, we are not protecting people,” Blanche said in an interview with CBS News.
During the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, families of victims killed in the tragedy renewed their calls for action. The ceremonial reading of victims’ names also served as an opportunity to demand political accountability. Terry Strada, whose husband, Tom Strada, was killed in the attacks, criticized the U.S. government for failing to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for its alleged role in the terrorist attacks.
“Administration after administration, including leaders in front of us here today, chose to protect the Saudis instead of standing with the 9/11 Families.”
Strada’s statement drew applause and affirmation from the crowd.
A group of 9/11 families formed a coalition to pursue legal action against the Saudi Arabian government over its alleged role in the September 11 attacks.