CIA Releases Declassified Pre-9/11 Briefings Warning Presidents of Terror Threats
The CIA has declassified 71 presidential daily briefs showing Bill Clinton and George W. Bush received repeated warnings about Osama bin Laden's plans to attack the US.
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First reported by CBS News Politics, 45 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 11 Sept 2026. CBS News Politics published first, on 11 September at 20:09 UTC; The Hill followed 46 min later. The most recent article, from The Guardian US, appeared on 14 September at 15:45 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: CBS News Politics (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), The Guardian US (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Fox News Politics, Times of India.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- CBS News PoliticsCIA declassifies dozens of never-before-seen 9/11 documents
- The HillCIA releases never-before-seen warnings to Bush, Clinton about Al Qaeda
- Fox News PoliticsClinton, Bush received multiple warnings on bin Laden hijack plots before 9/11, declassified files show
- The Guardian USCIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraCIA drops dozens of declassified documents on bin Laden and al-Qaeda
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraWhat did US intelligence know before the 9/11 attacks?
- Times of IndiaThree years before 9/11, CIA warned Clinton that Bin Laden wanted to strike India
- The Guardian USTrump says he will consider releasing more 9/11 records after families’ request
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Trump says he will consider releasing more 9/11 records after families’ request The Guardian US ·
- What did US intelligence know before the 9/11 attacks? Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- CIA drops dozens of declassified documents on bin Laden and al-Qaeda Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11 The Guardian US ·
- CIA releases never-before-seen warnings to Bush, Clinton about Al Qaeda The Hill ·
- CIA declassifies dozens of never-before-seen 9/11 documents CBS News Politics ·
- Three years before 9/11, CIA warned Clinton that Bin Laden wanted to strike India Times of India
- Clinton, Bush received multiple warnings on bin Laden hijack plots before 9/11, declassified files show Fox News Politics
In this story
- CIA
- Osama bin Laden
- al-Qaeda
- Bill Clinton
- George W. Bush