With the approach of the 20th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, Joe Biden asked, Friday, September 3, the Department of Justice to examine the documents of the investigation of the FBI relating to these attacks with a view to their declassification.

"When I ran for president, I made a commitment to ensure transparency regarding the declassification of documents on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against America," read a statement from the US president.

“As we approach the 20th anniversary of this tragic day, I honor this commitment,” it also wrote. 

The order calls on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to release declassified documents to the public over the next six months.

Families of victims in search of the truth 

Relatives of the victims of the attacks on Thursday asked a US government watchdog to investigate their suspicions that the FBI had lied or destroyed evidence linking Saudi Arabia to the hackers. the air.

According to a letter to Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, "the circumstances make it likely that one or more FBI officials committed misconduct with the intention of destroying or concealing evidence. to avoid their disclosure ".

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Saudi Arabia said it played no role in the attacks, which included crashing two planes into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York.

Relatives of the victims have been asking for more information for years about what the FBI discovered in its investigation.

At the beginning of August, families of victims, survivors of the attacks and members of rescue teams published a letter letting it be known that the Democratic president would not be "welcome" at the commemoration ceremony planned in New York if he did not " did not keep his promise ".

The letter calls for the publication of all documents revealing, according to the signatories, Saudi Arabia's involvement in the attacks.

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