Trump says he'll consider releasing 9/11 records after families' request
[September 14, 2026]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will
look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records
that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25
years ago.
Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious
leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and
aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the
Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the attacks. |
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with journalists prior to boarding
Air Force One at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland, Sunday, Sept. 13,
2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) |
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The families have asked Trump to declassify and release the
relevant records. Asked about it Sunday during his trip to
Ireland, the president said he would consider it.
“I’m going to look at it when I get back,” Trump said just
before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington after a
weekend in Ireland. “I know they asked me Friday.”
The relatives of 9/11 victims have been engaged in a lengthy
legal battle against the Saudis. One of them, Terry Strada,
called on Trump during the remembrance in New York City on
Friday to “tell the Saudis to stop lying.”
Strada, who lost her husband Tom Strada on 9/11, said U.S.
presidents had chosen “to protect the Saudis instead of standing
with the 9/11 families.”
Strada, who was one of the 9/11 family members who read aloud
the names of victims at this year’s remembrance, added that the
current administration should “stand with the families, stand
with the survivors.”
“It has been one betrayal after another,” she said. “President
Trump can still change that.”
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