The Commission said it found “no evidence that any flights of Saudi nationals, domestic or international, took place before the reopening of national airspace on the morning of September 13, 2001.” [1]
On politics, it found the request reached Richard Clarke, who said he approved it on the condition that the FBI was satisfied. Clarke told it, “I have no recollection of clearing it with anybody at the White House.” None of the officials interviewed recalled any intervention by a political appointee. [1]
On screening, the FBI checked passengers against databases and interviewed people of interest before the flights left. The Commission’s own review confirmed “no one with known links to terrorism departed on these flights.” [1]
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