Barack Obama will decide whether or not to declassify a sealed document that could expose Saudi Arabia's connection to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Providing the president gives it the go-ahead, the 28-page sealed document could be released within 60 days.
Former Florida senator Bob Graham has long campaigned for the release of the secret document and is convinced that the terrorists were helped by the Saudi government.
Advert
"The Saudis know what they did. We know what they did,' Graham told 60 Minutes.
"There are a lot of rocks out there that have been purposefully tamped down, that if were they turned over, would give us a more expansive view of the Saudi role."
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has also called for the release of the document, so that Obama can discuss any consequences with the Saudi government when he next meets with them.
Advert
She told 60 Minutes: "If the president is going to meet with the Saudi Arabian leadership and the royal family, they think it would be appropriate that this document be released before the president makes that trip, so that they can talk about whatever issues are in that document".
Gillibrand also said that the family members of all the victims deserve to know what information is contained in the document.
A total of 15 of the 19 September 11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, and the mastermind behind the attacks, Osama bin Laden, was the son of a Saudi billionaire.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed the files are being reviewed, but said that the 9/11 Commission's report found no evidence of al-Qaeda being funded by Saudi officials.
Advert
He also said he does not know whether Barack Obama has looked at the document.
Words by Liam Bond
Topics: Saudi Arabia, 9/11, Barack Obama