Prosecution Seeks Pause in 9/11 Case Until Trump Administration Is in Place

In the Sept. 11 case, the prosecutor requested a suspension of proceedings to allow the Trump administration time to familiarize new cabinet secretaries with a plea deal for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the accused planner of the attack. The validity of the plea agreements is being reviewed by a federal appeals court, with a potential plea-taking hearing for Mohammed and two other defendants next week. Meanwhile, hearings continue for the fourth defendant, Ammar al Baluchi, whose defense argues that his 2007 confessions were obtained through torture and should be ruled inadmissible at his trial.

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