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Judge Revives Controversial 9/11 Plea Deal

Judge Revives WORST Plea Deal In US Criminal History

A military judge is reconsidering a controversial plea deal involving 9/11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants.

An anonymous official informed The Associated Press on Wednesday that the decision to reinstate the deals was made by Air Force Col. and Judge Matthew McCall. The U.S. military has not announced the ruling yet.

The defendants are currently incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the deals were approved by the top official of the Guantanamo military commission.

Fox News reported that if the plea bargains succeed, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed who is suspected of being the principal architect of the 9/11 terror attacks and two co-defendants would avoid the death penalty in exchange for guilty pleas.

The plea deals which were revoked by the Pentagon at the direction of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in July have been widely condemned by 9/11 victims and U.S. politicians.

“Effective immediately, in the exercise of my authority, I hereby withdraw from the three pretrial agreements that you signed on July 31, 2024,” a letter from Austin stated.

“Joe Biden, Kamala Harris have weaponized the Department of Justice to go after their political opponents, but they’re cutting a sweetheart deal with 9/11 terrorists,” Sen. J.D. Vance said.

Terry Strada, the national chair of 9/11 Families United, condemned the plea bargains to Fox News Digital earlier this year.

“[The terrorists] committed this heinous crime against the United States,” Strada said. “They should have faced the charges, faced the trial and faced the punishment. Since when do the people responsible for murder get to call the shots?”