Biden Administration Moves to Halt Sept. 11 Plea Deal

The U.S. government is seeking to stop Khalid Shaikh Mohammed from pleading guilty to planning the 9/11 attacks at Guantánamo Bay, arguing that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to withdraw from the plea agreements. Families of the victims are divided on how the case should be resolved, with some supporting guilty pleas to avoid lengthy delays, while the Justice Department is appealing to prevent the military judge from proceeding with Mohammed’s guilty plea on Friday.

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