Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) suggested in an interview released Monday that Congress could hold additional hearings on the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and indicated he’s been listening to long-festering and debunked conspiracy theories about the government’s alleged involvement.
“There are a host of questions that I will be asking, quite honestly, now that my eyes have been opened up,” Johnson told conservative influencer Benny Johnson on his podcast Monday.
Ron Johnson chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
He lauded the 2020 film “Calling out Bravo 7” that questions the official story behind the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, a 47-story office building that fell hours after terrorists flew planes into the Twin Towers. Ron Johnson also called the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s investigation “corrupt.”
“I don’t know if you can find structural engineers other than the ones that had the corrupt investigation inside NIST that would say that thing didn’t come down in any other way than a controlled demolition,” Ron Johnson said.
“There’s an awful lot of questions,” he continued. “Who ordered the removal and the destruction of all that evidence totally contrary to any other firefighting investigation procedures? I mean, who ordered that, who was in charge? I think there’s some basic information. Where’s all the documentation from this investigation?”
NIST’s investigation found that Building 7 progressively collapsed from a prolonged fire that couldn’t be extinguished because of water pressure issues after the building sustained extensive damage. Experts have repeatedly debunked efforts to link Building 7’s fall to a controlled demolition.
The senator said he has spoken to former Rep. Curt Weldon, a Pennsylvania Republican who left the House in 2007 after an unsuccessful reelection bid, about Weldon’s claims that President George W. Bush’s administration covered up the government’s role and ultimately worked to oust him from Congress. Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed Weldon about his theories last week.
“Now I will work with (Weldon) to expose what he’s willing to expose as well,” Ron Johnson said.