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Newly Released Memo: Government โ€˜Mindersโ€™ at 9/11 Commission Interviews โ€˜Intimidatedโ€™ Witnesses – Kevin Fenton

9/11 Commission Memo entitled โ€œExecutive Branch Mindersโ€™ Intimidation of Witnesses,โ€ complains that:

* Minders โ€œanswer[ed] questions directed at witnesses;โ€

* Minders acted as โ€œmonitors, reporting to their respective agencies on Commission staffs lines of inquiry and witnessesโ€™ verbatim responses.โ€ The staff thought this โ€œconveys to witnesses that their superiors will review their statements and may engage in retribution;โ€ and

* Minders โ€œpositioned themselves physically and have conducted themselves in a manner that we believe intimidates witnesses from giving full and candid responses to our questions.โ€

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