An FBI agent who was one of the leads on the initial 9/11 investigation believes the evidence of possible Saudi links is significant and should be publicly released.
A team of FBI agents spent more than a decade secretly investigating the possible Saudi links – even after they were told to give up and high-level officials disregarded any connections.
The details regarding the FBI investigation – dubbed Operation Encore – has mostly been shrouded in secrecy since the terror attacks occurred in 2001.
A joint investigation by New York Times Magazine and ProPublica – that included interviews with over 50 current of ex-FBI agents – has uncovered several missed investigative opportunities.