Tucker Carlson: “On November 27th, 2002, President Bush, fearing major…”

“John McCain's revenge was an independent commission that would explore the truth about what happened on 9 11. It's legislation that calls for a blue ribbon commission to examine the facts surrounding September 11th. On November 27th, 2002, President Bush, fearing major political blowback if he vetoed the commission, signed the bill into law. But he managed to neuter the commission in the process. His allies in Congress gave the commission weak subpoena power and limited them to a strict 18 month timeline. They appropriated for the entire investigation, just $3 million.” (09:36–09:48)

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