The deal was revoked for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two others who played a large role in the terror attacks on 9/11
Sweetheart plea deal for 9/11 'masterminds' is a 'slap in the face': Rep. Brian Mast
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., discusses the growing outrage over the controversial plea deal given to three alleged 9/11 plotters and weighs in ahead of the U.S. Secret Service's upcoming press conference on the Trump rally shooting.
The plea deal that prosecutors agreed to with three of the terrorists behind the Sept. 11 terror attacks who were awaiting trial in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has been revoked by Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, the New York Times first reported.
On Friday, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III took the lead on the case and effectively put the death penalty back on the table for Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, accused mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks. (AP)
The defendants are accused of providing training, financial support and other assistance to the 19 terrorists who hijacked passenger jets and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11, 2001.
The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in the worst terror attack on U.S. soil in American history. Loved ones of the victims expressed outrage upon hearing news of the deal.
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