9/11 Families To Biden: Release Documents Or Skip Memorial Events

NEW YORK — The families of those who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon have a message for President Joe Biden: declassify documents regarding Saudi Arabia’s role in the deadly attacks or do not attend this year's memorial events.

In a statement expected to be released Friday, nearly 1,800 family members of those killed, survivors of the attacks, and first responders will reference a campaign promise made by Biden, who said his administration would aim to be more transparent regarding the attacks, according to NBC News.

"Twenty years later, there is simply no reason — unmerited claims of ‘national security’ or otherwise — to keep this information secret," the group said in their statement. “But if President Biden reneges on his commitment and sides with the Saudi government, we would be compelled to publicly stand in objection to any participation by his administration in any memorial ceremony of 9/11."

Families of 9/11 victims are specifically interested in seeing the documents to confirm whether the people associated with al Qaeda who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks received help or financial backing from Saudi Arabia, The Hill reported.

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