CIA Releases President's Daily Briefs in Commemoration of 9/11
The CIA has declassified 71 President's Daily Briefs related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks to mark the 25th anniversary. This release is part of a transparency initiative aimed at providing insight into intelligence analysis leading up to and following the event.
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For Immediate Release: September 11, 2026
CIA Releases President's Daily Briefs in Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Agency makes public more than 70 intelligence products in historic release
Today, Director John Ratcliffe declassified 71 President's Daily Brief (PDB) products in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, and consistent with President Donald Trump's historic transparency initiative.
This collection represents the Agency's single largest release of declassified CIA PDB products related to 9/11, providing unprecedented transparency on America's most sensitive intelligence publication from the years before and the day after one of the darkest moments in our history. The products trace the story of CIA analysts' evolving understanding of al-Qa'ida and efforts to highlight and warn of Usama Bin Ladin's attack plotting despite sparse, vague, and imperfect information.
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