{"id":2317667,"date":"2024-08-01T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T20:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-distances-biden-harris-from-9-11-plea-deal\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T16:08:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T20:08:05","slug":"white-house-distances-biden-harris-from-9-11-plea-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-distances-biden-harris-from-9-11-plea-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"White House distances Biden, Harris from 9\/11 plea deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fwhite-house-distances-biden-harris-from-9-11-plea-deal%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=2317667&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>The White House\u200d has \u200dstated \u2064that neither\u2062 President Joe Biden nor Vice \u2062President Kamala Harris was involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-official-in-brett-favre-related-fraud-scandal-pleads-guilty\/\" title=\"Former Official in Brett Favre\u2013Related Fraud Scandal Pleads Guilty\">recent plea deal<\/a> with the individuals behind the 9\/11 terrorist attacks. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan emphasized during a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a> that the administration had no role in the agreement, which has drawn criticism from Republicans. They have accused the administration, particularly\u200c Harris, of\u200b striking a &#8220;sweetheart deal&#8221; that would spare the accused masterminds of\u200b the attacks from the death penalty. The deal, \u200dreached by the Department of Defense, \u200dinvolves Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ali Abdul Aziz \u2064Ali, and \u200cRamzi Bin al Shibh, who were linked to the attacks \u200bthat killed nearly 3,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans \u2063voiced their outrage, arguing that this \u200dagreement undermines the families \u200cof\u200d 9\/11 victims. Speaker of the House Mike \u200bJohnson condemned the deal as a &#8220;slap in the face&#8221; to those affected by the tragedy. Harris&#8217;s longstanding opposition to the death penalty has also been highlighted, alongside past comments suggesting a willingness to discuss \u2063voting rights for convicted terrorists.  <\/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\">White House says Biden and Harris had &lsquo;no role&rsquo; in 9\/11 plea deal amid GOP criticism<\/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_1719989\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> has distanced itself from a plea deal with the trio behind the 9\/11 terrorist attacks, saying neither President Joe Biden nor Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> was involved in the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had no role in that process,&rdquo; national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday. &ldquo;The president had no role. The vice president had no role. I had no role. The White House had no role.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3107288\/republicans-try-link-kamala-harris-9-11-plea-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"link the White House and Harris\">link the White House and Harris<\/a> in particular to the plea, calling it a &ldquo;sweetheart deal&rdquo; made in order to avoid the death penalty. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Department of Defense reached a deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Ramzi Bin al Shibh, three men accused of planning terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. Though the exact details have not been made public, Republicans expressed outrage that the three were spared capital punishment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris cut a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-now-accusing-prison-guard-of-abuse\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Now Accusing Prison Guard Of Abuse\">sweetheart plea deal<\/a> with the 9\/11 mastermind so he could avoid the death penalty,&rdquo; the House Republicans X account <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HouseGOP\/status\/1819005725957370238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1819005725957370238%7Ctwgr%5E48d2eb34842c2fab2818e543118ad8a026fbc724%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2F3107288%2Frepublicans-try-link-kamala-harris-9-11-plea-deal%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3094520\/kamala-harris-record-california-white-house-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"long opposed\">long opposed<\/a> the death penalty, dating back to her days as San Francisco&rsquo;s district attorney 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The account also posted a video clip of Harris entertaining the idea of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-try-to-link-kamala-harris-to-trio-behind-9-11-plea-deal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Republicans try to link Kamala Harris to trio behind 9\/11 plea deal - Washington Examiner\">convicted terrorists voting<\/a> from prison.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;REMINDER&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Kamala Harris was asked if convicted terrorists should have the right to vote from prison. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we should have that conversation.&#8221; &ndash; Harris responded.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b8uM1RA23s\">pic.twitter.com\/b8uM1RA23s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; House Republicans (@HouseGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseGOP\/status\/1819006255395897515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pinned blame on the &ldquo;Biden-Harris administration,&rdquo; calling the deal a slap in the face to families of the 9\/11 victims. <\/p>\n<p>But Sullivan, when asked if the deal showed weakness on the part of the administration, quickly worked to put distance between the Biden White House and the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The White House received word that the convening authority had entered these pretrial agreements that have been negotiated by military prosecutors with KSM and some of the other 9\/11 defendants,&rdquo; Sullivan said. &ldquo;We were informed yesterday, the same day that they went out publicly that this pretrial agreement had been accepted by the convening authority.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about blowback to the news.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The New York City firefighters union put out a statement saying, &lsquo;we are disgusted and disappointed that these three terrorists were given a plea deal and allowed to escape the ultimate justice, while each month three more heroes from the FDNY are dying from World Trade Center illnesses,&rdquo; Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich said. &ldquo;Does the administration have a message for them?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre gave a similar response to Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t have a role in this,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;This was not something that we were involved in. And so we are determined to make sure that they get justice, that these families get justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <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_1719989\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719989\"}});<\/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>The White House has clarified that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were not involved in a plea deal related to the 9\/11 terrorist attacks, amid criticism from Republicans. National security adviser Jake Sullivan stated on Thursday, &#8220;We had no role in that process. The president had no role. The vice president had no role. I had no role. The White House had no role.&#8221; GOP members are attempting to associate the administration, particularly Harris, with what they describe as a &#8220;sweetheart deal&#8221; intended to prevent the death penalty for those responsible for the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Department of Defense finalized an agreement with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others accused of orchestrating the attacks that resulted in nearly 3,000 deaths. While specific details remain undisclosed, Republicans expressed outrage over their avoidance of capital punishment. A post from House Republicans claimed that &#8220;Kamala Harris cut a sweetheart plea deal with the 9\/11 mastermind so he could avoid the death penalty,&#8221; referencing her long-standing opposition to capital punishment since her tenure as San Francisco&#8217;s district attorney.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized this decision as disrespectful to families affected by 9\/11 and attributed it to the &#8220;Biden-Harris administration.&#8221; However, Sullivan emphasized that they were not involved in these negotiations and only learned about them when they became public.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about backlash from groups like New York City firefighters who expressed disappointment over this plea deal while mourning colleagues lost to World Trade Center-related illnesses, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre echoed Sullivan&#8217;s remarks: \u201cWe didn\u2019t have a role in this&#8230; We are determined to ensure justice for these families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2317668,"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\/08\/Kamala-Harris-911-plea-deal.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15532,3620,4021,32127],"class_list":["post-2317667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-9-11","tag-biden","tag-harris","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-911-plea-deal.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317667","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}