U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is calling for renewed congressional hearings into the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He believes key questions remain unanswered and that critical evidence may have been mishandled or suppressed.
During a recent interview with conservative host Benny Johnson, the Republican Senator challenged the official explanation for the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. The building fell later in the day after the Twin Towers were struck by hijacked airliners.
“I don’t know that you can find structural engineers – outside the NIST investigation – who believe it fell from fire alone,” said Johnson. “Most believe it looked more like a controlled demolition.”
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) concluded that fires, ignited by debris from the nearby towers, led to the building’s failure. However, critics have long disputed that claim, arguing it defies known engineering principles.
Evidence Allegedly Destroyed
Johnson, who leads the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, did not stop at Building 7. He also accused authorities of destroying vital physical evidence at Ground Zero.
“The removal of debris was totally contrary to any standard firefighting investigation procedures,” he said. “Where’s all the documentation from the NIST investigation?”
Johnson added that he now plans to dig deeper. “There are a host of questions I want answers to. I will be asking them, quite honestly, now that my eyes have been opened.”
When pressed on whether the public could expect formal hearings, he replied, “I think so.”
Potential Support from Trump and Weldon
The Wisconsin Senator hinted that former President Donald Trump could also support reopening the case.
“Trump’s a New Yorker. He might want to get to the bottom of what really happened,” Johnson said. “My guess is there’s an awful lot being covered up.”
Johnson also revealed he recently spoke with former Congressman Curt Weldon. Weldon has pushed for a new 9/11 commission to re-examine the events surrounding the attacks. He believes many facts remain buried under government secrecy.
Earlier this month, Weldon urged Trump to appoint “people of impeccable integrity” to lead an investigation. He criticized the CIA and the broader intelligence community for spreading disinformation.
Speaking to journalist Tucker Carlson, Weldon said, “Reporters call people conspiracy theorists. But that’s what the CIA does. They run whole courses on discrediting people.”
Bipartisan Efforts for Transparency
Johnson referenced a previous effort in 2023 to obtain unredacted FBI files related to the attacks. He had worked with Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, on the initiative.
“We wanted those answers for the 9/11 families,” he said. “Again, we didn’t get squat from the FBI.”
The 9/11 Commission Report, released in 2004, remains the most comprehensive federal investigation of the attacks. However, critics have long argued that key findings were omitted or classified, leaving many families without closure.
Moving Forward
Johnson’s remarks come at a time of growing public distrust in government institutions. Whether new hearings will occur remains uncertain, but the senator appears committed.
“I’ve got more questions now than ever,” he said. “And I’m not going to stop asking.”
If new hearings proceed, they could re-ignite long-standing debates about what really happened on that tragic day — and what still remains hidden.
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