Washington (AP) — The Justice Department aims to provide the families of 9/11 victims with more information on preparing for an attack as part of a federal proceeding to hold the Saudi Arabian government accountable on Monday. He said he would work on it.

Disclosure in a two-page letter filed in federal court in Manhattan follows long-standing criticism from relatives of murdered people that the U.S. government has withheld important details from them in the name of national security. it is continuing.

Approximately 1,800 families, victims, and first respondents opposed attending President Joe Biden’s commemorative event in a letter last week, as long as important documents remained declassified. The move on Monday failed to appease the survivors of at least some victims who said the FBI and the Justice Department had already taken years to review the document.

In a letter on Monday, the ministry has recently completed an investigation into certain 9/11 hackers and potential conspirators and could instead share information that it determined could not be disclosed previously. Said it works to confirm.

“The FBI will disclose such information on a rolling basis as quickly as possible,” the Justice Department said.

Mr Biden praised the Justice Department’s actions on Monday, saying his administration “promised to ensure maximum transparency under the law.”

“In this regard, I welcome today’s submission of the Department of Justice, which promises that the government will carry out a new review of previously privileged documents and do so as quickly as possible,” he said. Said.

In a statement, Brett Eagleson, whose father Bruce was murdered within the World Trade Center, thanked Biden for admitting his family, while saying, “We have heard many empty promises before. “.

He further hopes that the Biden administration will be able to come forward now and stand with the president at 9/11 Ground Zero to provide information that the 9.11 community has been waiting for for 20 years. I added.

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