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And then the juxtaposition of the way Building 7 fell to the ground —\xa0when you put it next to other building collapses that were demolitions, it’s like you’re looking at the same thing,” he said. “And I hope that maybe the legacy of this documentary is that Congress holds a hearing, a congressional hearing about 9/11.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cksqc09qx0098zqrxajharhap@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“But people going to make up their own mind,” he added. “My approach is, put the information in the movie and let people decide for themselves. 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