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Tucker Carlson: “The initial effort to investigate 911 was a joint…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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The 9/11 Files: The Cover-up Commission | Ep 2

Published | Video Starts at 07:03

And by May of 2002, more than 2/3 of Americans understood that it was a lie. They wanted an investigation into the so called intelligence failures that led to the attack. The initial effort to investigate 911 was a joint congressional commission led by Senator Bob Graham, a Democrat of Florida, and Congressman Porter Goss, a former CIA officer who would later become the agency's director appointed by Bush. These public hearings are part of our search for truth. Cheney did not want anyone looking into his failures that day, the administration's failures, and more than anything, I think … (07:03–07:18)

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Asserts that the initial 9/11 investigation was led by Senator Bob Graham and Congressman Porter Goss.

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