Blanche vows to release more 9/11 documents: “We’re not protecting people”

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

Kansas City, Missouri — Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed that the federal government will continue releasing records related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, doubling down on U.S. assertions that documents still being withheld are not being kept secret to protect Saudi Arabia or any other government.

"The one thing that we are not doing, we're not protecting people," Blanche said in an exclusive interview with CBS News. "The reason that we're not releasing documents has nothing to do with protecting any government or any entity. It's just to protect, genuine classified [information]."

Blanche weighed in Monday, following renewed pressure from 9/11 family members, some of whom appealed directly to the Trump administration during Friday's commemoration marking the 25th year since the Ground Zero attacks. They called for the release of unredacted documents, publicly accusing successive administrations of withholding evidence related to Saudi Arabia. Thousands of 9/11 family members have pursued a long-running lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for possibly providing support to the hijackers.

As a result of their lawsuit, more information has come to light already. Last year, a "60 Minutes" report revealed new evidence about…

Original source: https://www.cbsnews.com/moneywatch/