Ron Johnson believes there are significant hidden truths about the attacks
Republican Senator Ron Johnson has hinted at potential new congressional inquiries into the September 11 attacks, citing lingering questions about the official account and handling of evidence.
On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four commercial airplanes, crashing two into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. A third plane hit the Pentagon, while the fourth went down in a field in Pennsylvania. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) concluded that World Trade Center Building 7 collapsed due to fires sparked by debris from the nearby towers.
During a recent interview with conservative commentator Benny Johnson, Senator Johnson raised concerns about various aspects of the 9/11 investigation, including the collapse of Building 7.
“I don’t believe you’ll find structural engineers – except for those involved in what I consider a corrupt investigation within NIST – who wouldn’t agree that its destruction resembled a controlled demolition,” he stated.
Johnson, who leads the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, also criticized the removal and destruction of physical evidence from the site, describing it as “completely against standard firefighting investigation procedures.”
Johnson also mentioned a recent conversation with former Congressman Curt Weldon and his intention to “collaborate with him to reveal what he’s prepared to reveal.”
Earlier in the month, Weldon encouraged Trump to appoint “individuals of unquestionable integrity” to head a commission to “examine the facts” surrounding 9/11.
In an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson, Weldon rejected the “conspiracy theorist” label, asserting that the CIA and government have a history of spreading disinformation. “What bothers me are reporters who label people as conspiracy theorists. That’s essentially what the agency does! They are the source of conspiracies,” he said. “They even have training courses for their agents on how to portray people as conspiracy theorists.”
The 9/11 Commission Report, published in 2004, remains the most thorough federal review of the attacks. However, it has faced criticism for alleged omissions and the ongoing classification of important government documents. Johnson also referred to a bipartisan effort with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in 2023 to access unredacted FBI files. “We sought to obtain those answers and documents for the families. But we received virtually nothing from the FBI,” he said.
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