"We're going to break a story that there are people on the staff on the 9-11 Commission that didn't want the 9-11 Commissioners to know the details of Able Danger because of the potential to embarrass those commissioners"

This quote by Curt Weldon recommends that there were individuals on the staff of the 9-11 Commission who were trying to keep the information of the Able Danger program from the 9-11 Commissioners. This might be due to the fact that the details of the program could possibly be awkward to the Commissioners. It is possible that the staff members were attempting to safeguard the Commissioners from any possible shame or criticism that might arise from the details of the program. It is also possible that the team member were attempting to protect the Commission from any possible legal or political repercussions that could arise from the details of the program. Whatever the reason, it is clear that the staff members were trying to keep the details of the program from the Commissioners.