Zohran Mamdani
Role at the time: Mayor of New York City
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Zohran Mamdani said at the city's September 8 announcement that administration after administration had met calls for answers about the September 11 attacks with legal arguments and red tape, and that his administration would not. He said the city had settled two lawsuits with 9/11 Health Watch and was committing more than $34 million to a public portal whose first release posted 170,000 pages.
“Administration after administration has ignored those calling for answers and clarity, instead choosing to bury them in legal arguments and in red tape. We will do no such thing. As we mark 25 years, it is time for this painful chapter to end.”