{"id":2004151,"date":"2023-08-17T19:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-tells-families-that-9-11-defendants-might-not-face-death-penalty\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T19:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:10:17","slug":"u-s-tells-families-that-9-11-defendants-might-not-face-death-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-tells-families-that-9-11-defendants-might-not-face-death-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. informs families: 9\/11 defendants may avoid death penalty."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-tells-families-that-9-11-defendants-might-not-face-death-penalty%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004151&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Khalid \u200bShaikh Mohammad, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, shortly after his capture during\u2064 a raid in Pakistan.\u2062 The suspected architect \u2064of the Sept. 11, 2001, \u2062attacks\u2062 and his\u2064 fellow defendants may never face the death penalty under plea agreements now \u200cunder consideration to \u200bbring \u2064an end\u200c to their more than decadelong prosecution, the Pentagon and FBI have advised families of some of \u200cthe thousands killed. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>3:55 PM \u2013 Thursday, August 17,\u2064 2023<\/h3>\n<p>The Pentagon and\u2062 FBI\u200b told\u2064 the\u2064 families of the victims of\u200d the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack that the alleged defendants might\u2063 not face the death\u200d penalty.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>This week, families \u200caffected by the 9\/11 tragedy received\u200c a letter\u2062 from the government that the alleged mastermind of the incident, \u200bKhalid Shaikh Mohammad,\u2063 and his\u200c defendants might not face the\u200b death penalty. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW<br \/>The Pentagon and the FBI have advised families\u200d of some of the thousands killed in the 9\/11 terrorist attacks that the suspected architect behind them and his fellow defendants may never face the\u2064 death penalty under plea agreements that are now under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephanie Myers\u2063 (@_StephanieMyers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_StephanieMyers\/status\/1692191692508819571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August\u2064 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Even \u200dthough the letters were \u2062received\u200c this week, the documents were dated \u200bon August 1<sup>st<\/sup>, one and a half \u200cyears \u2062after \u200dmilitary prosecutors and defense attorneys first began exploring a negotiated resolution to the case.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Office of the Chief Prosecutor has been negotiating and is considering entering into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-fbi-alert-grieving-9-11-families-architect-of-attack-4-others-may-have-death-penalties-overturned\/\" title=\"Pentagon, FBI notify 9\/11 families: Architect of attack and 4 others may have death penalties revoked.\">pre-trial agreements<\/a>,\u201d the\u2064 letter said. \u201cWhile \u2062no plea agreement has been finalized, \u2062and may never be finalized, it \u2063is possible that a\u200c PTA in\u200c this case would remove the possibility of the \u200ddeath penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mohammad\u2019s trial, along with that of \u2062four other men being held at the U.S. detention \u200bfacility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been plagued by numerous delays and legal disputes,\u200c particularly regarding the \u200clegal implications of the men\u2019s initial use\u2063 of torture \u200cduring \u2064their interrogation \u200dby the CIA.<\/p>\n<p>The 9\/11 Commission of the United States came to the conclusion that Mohammed was the responsible individual who first suggested a\u2064 coordinated \u200cattack\u2064 on the United States to Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and who was \u2064given permission\u200d by Bin Laden to \u2064plan what would become the 9\/11 attacks. <\/p>\n<p>The other four suspects are \u200caccused of \u2063providing various forms of\u200c support to the Islamic hijackers.<\/p>\n<p>Other 9\/11 family \u2063members, who\u200d are a part \u200bof a network of families who have consistently pushed for answers\u2063 and\u200b accountability over\u200c the years, \u2063said they \u200bwould insist on the right to \u2063interrogate \u200cthe defendants about\u2063 the scope of any official Saudi participation in 9\/11 as part of a plea deal. <\/p>\n<p>Peter Brady, one of the individuals who received a\u2062 letter \u200band whose\u2064 father was \u200bkilled in the attacks, gave his \u200dremarks to the \u200cpress.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-hollywood-stars-who-say-bring-on-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"5 Hollywood Stars Who Say, \u2018Bring on Cancel Culture\u2019\">holding people responsible<\/a>, \u2062and \u2063they\u2019re taking\u200d that away with this plea,\u201d\u200b Brady said. \u201cThe case needs \u200cto go through the legal process, not be \u200dsettled \u200din\u200b a plea deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Defense attorneys and judges have\u2063 shifted throughout the course of the \u200ccase, as they all struggled with the legality and practicalities of the military trial. <\/p>\n<p>A significant portion \u200dof the hearings have been bogged down in legal disputes over how much of the\u200c testimony\u200c should be\u2064 disregarded\u2064 due to the defendants\u2019\u200d use \u2063of torture while in early CIA custody<\/p>\n<p>No trial date\u200b has reportedly been set yet. <\/p>\n<p>Stay \u200cinformed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former White House\u2062 Chief of Staff Mark\u2064 Meadows\u00a0filed Tuesday to move the case brought \u2064against him\u200b by Fulton County District\u2063 Attorney Fani \u200cWillis to \u2064federal court. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden Administration may be having a difficult time\u2063 trying to juggle \u2063the President\u2019s latest\u2062 errors. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u201cDaddy\u201d Biden and John Podesta tout the Inflation Reduction Act while Glenn Beck gets cancelled.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden is scheduled \u200dto visit Maui on Monday. This comes as the death toll has tragically risen to at least \u2063106.Hawaii \u200cState Representative,<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u200d Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) \u2013\u200b Google-owned \u2062U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant said on Thursday it had seen\u2062 increasing use of artificial\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters)\u2063 -China\u2019s Lenovo Group on Thursday\u2063 posted a worse-than-expected \u200d24% fall in revenue for the April-June quarter,\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Josh Ye HONG KONG\u2063 (Reuters) -China\u2019s \u200dLenovo Group on Thursday\u2063 posted a\u2062 worse-than-expected 24% fall in revenue for the April-June \u200cquarter,\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 New York\u200b City on Wednesday banned TikTok on\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-bill-to-bar-tiktok-from-government-devices\/\" title=\"Senate Passes Bill to Bar TikTok From Government Devices\">government-owned devices<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-tells-families-that-9-11-defendants-might-not-face-death-penalty\/\" title=\"U.S. informs families: 9\/11 defendants may avoid death penalty.\">citing security \u200cconcerns<\/a>, joining \u2064a number\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, the suspected Sept. 11 mastermind, was captured in Pakistan. Plea agreements are being considered to end the lengthy prosecution of him and his co-defendants, potentially sparing them from the death penalty. 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