{"id":2317094,"date":"2024-07-31T21:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T01:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-blast-9-11-architect-plea-deal-cowardice-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T21:09:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T01:09:33","slug":"republican-lawmakers-blast-9-11-architect-plea-deal-cowardice-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-blast-9-11-architect-plea-deal-cowardice-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican lawmakers blast 9\/11 architect plea deal: \u2018Cowardice\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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%2Frepublican-lawmakers-blast-9-11-architect-plea-deal-cowardice-washington-examiner%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=2317094&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--><p>Republican lawmakers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-opposes-bill-to-strip-california-of-vehicle-emissions-authority\/\" title=\"White House rejects bill to revoke California&#039;s vehicle emissions authority.\">expressed \u2062strong opposition<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fiat-chrysler-to-pay-30m-settlement-linked-to-racketeering-scandal\/\" title=\"Fiat Chrysler to pay M settlement linked to racketeering scandal\">plea deal<\/a> announced by the Biden administration for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged \u200cmastermind behind the 9\/11 attacks. Prominent senators, including Mitch McConnell, Rick Scott, Mike \u200cLee, and Lindsey Graham, criticized the agreement as cowardly and insufficiently punitive for those involved in\u200c the\u2064 attacks. McConnell labeled the administration&#8217;s actions as a \u2063&#8221;national \u200bdisgrace,&#8221; arguing that this plea deal represents a failure to \u2062uphold justice and protect the nation. Graham deemed \u200bthe development outrageous, believing it could exacerbate problems for the U.S. Scott insisted that those responsible for the\u2062 9\/11 attacks should face the\u2063 harshest \u200bconsequences. The \u20649\/11 attacks claimed nearly \u200c3,000 lives, and their repercussions continue to affect survivors and\u2064 families.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republican lawmakers blast 9\/11 architect plea deal: &lsquo;Cowardice&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1719985\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden<\/a> administration announced a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged architect of the 9\/11 attacks, and others, several notable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> lawmakers lambasted the move, suggesting it was too soft for him and others involved.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) denounced the move soundly, along with several New York House Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden-Harris Administration&rsquo;s&nbsp;cowardice in the face of terror is a national disgrace,&rdquo; McConnell posted on X. &ldquo;The plea deal with terrorists, including those behind the&nbsp;9\/11&nbsp;attacks,&nbsp;is a revolting abdication of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-biden-doj-in-high-stakes-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rules against Biden DOJ in high-stakes Jan. 6 case - Washington Examiner\">government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s responsibility to defend America and provide justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed and others received a plea deal with unknown details earlier Wednesday. President Joe Biden originally rejected the conditions of a plea deal in September.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re looking for weird, this is it,&rdquo; Graham posted on X. &ldquo;When you think it can&rsquo;t get any worse, it just did. It is outrageous that the Biden-Harris Administration has entered into a plea deal with the mastermind of 9\/11 and his accomplices&hellip;This decision is an outrage, shortsighted, and will only cause more problems for our country.&rdquo; Scott said 9\/11 terrorists &ldquo;deserve nothing less than death&rdquo; in response to the plea deal.<\/p>\n<p>The 9\/11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">terrorist attacks<\/a> caused nearly 3,000 deaths and contributed to the United States&rsquo;s entry into the Iraq War. The effects of the attacks are still felt in 2024 as survivors grip with lingering health problems and families of those killed still grieve.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any plea deal with the terrorists responsible for killing thousands of Americans, including so many of my constituents, is unacceptable,&rdquo; Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) posted on X. The congresswoman is the only House Republican representing a part of New York City. &ldquo;We owe it to the victims, their families and those 9\/11 heroes who continue to suffer and die from related illnesses to pursue the death penalty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/31\/world-news\/families-of-9-11-victims-rip-plea-deal-allowing-mastermind-ksm-to-avoid-death-penalty\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a> that Mohammed will not receive the death penalty as a result of the deal, and highlighted several families&rsquo; distraught reaction to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;I feel like I was kicked&nbsp;in the balls,&rdquo; retired New York police officer Jim Smith, whose wife, Moira Smith, was the only female police officer killed in the terrorist attacks, told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The prosecution and families have waited for 23 years to have our day in court to put on the record what these animals did to our loved ones,&rdquo; Jim Smith said.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1719985\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719985\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican lawmakers criticize 9\/11 architect&#8217;s plea deal: &#8216;Cowardice&#8217; Following the Biden administration&#8217;s announcement of a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind behind the 9\/11 attacks, and others, several prominent Republican lawmakers expressed strong disapproval. Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) condemned the decision as being too lenient. McConnell stated on X that &#8220;the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s cowardice in confronting terror is a national disgrace,&#8221; calling the plea agreement with terrorists responsible for 9\/11 an appalling failure of government duty to protect America and deliver justice. The details of Mohammed&#8217;s plea deal were not disclosed earlier on Wednesday, despite President Joe Biden having previously rejected similar terms in September. Graham remarked on X that &#8220;if you\u2019re looking for bizarre, this is it,&#8221; expressing outrage over the administration&#8217;s choice to engage in a plea deal with those behind 9\/11, labeling it shortsighted and likely to create further issues for the nation. Scott asserted that those involved in 9\/11 should face death as punishment following this agreement. The attacks resulted in nearly 3,000 fatalities and played a significant role in prompting U.S. involvement in Iraq; their repercussions are still felt today as survivors cope with ongoing health issues while families continue to mourn their losses. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), representing part of New York City, stated on X that any plea arrangement with those responsible for killing thousands of Americans is unacceptable and emphasized the need to pursue capital punishment out of respect for victims and first responders suffering from related ailments. Reports indicate that Mohammed will avoid facing the death penalty due to this deal, which has left many families devastated; retired NYPD officer Jim Smith lamented feeling &#8220;kicked in the balls&#8221; upon hearing about it\u2014his wife was among those killed during the attacks\u2014and expressed frustration over waiting decades for justice against those who harmed their loved ones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP22320385490343.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[15532,16926,3673,32538,3911],"class_list":["post-2317094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-9-11","tag-cowardice","tag-lawmakers","tag-plea-deal","tag-republican"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP22320385490343.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}