CIA declassifies presidential daily briefs leading up to 9/11 attacks
Summary
The CIA declassified 71 daily presidential briefing documents from February 1998 to September 12, 2001. These briefs include information given to U.S. presidents about national security before and immediately after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Key Facts
- The CIA released 71 presidential daily briefs (PDBs) on September 15, 2023.
- The documents cover the period from February 1998 to the day after the 9/11 attacks, September 12, 2001.
- Presidential daily briefs are reports given daily to the president with important security information.
- The briefs show what intelligence leaders told presidents about international threats before 9/11.
- The release aims to provide more public understanding of the intelligence before the attacks.
- The documents include information that was classified, or kept secret, until now.
- President Donald Trump is the sitting president as of the document’s release in 2023.
- CBS News analyzed the documents with national security experts.
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