{"id":2318127,"date":"2024-08-02T10:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-opens-inquiry-into-9-11-plea-deals-questions-lack-of-transparency-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T10:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T14:45:08","slug":"comer-opens-inquiry-into-9-11-plea-deals-questions-lack-of-transparency-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-opens-inquiry-into-9-11-plea-deals-questions-lack-of-transparency-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer opens inquiry into 9\/11 plea deals, questions \u2018lack of transparency\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\">28<\/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%2Fcomer-opens-inquiry-into-9-11-plea-deals-questions-lack-of-transparency-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=2318127&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 House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer (R-KY), has formally \u200drequested President Joe Biden to supply details regarding his administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-keeps-reporters-outside-shouting-distance-on-bidens-return-from-delaware\/\" title=\"White House keeps reporters at a distance as Biden returns from Delaware.\">plea deal negotiations<\/a> involving three suspects\u2062 linked to the September 11\u2063 attacks. Comer expressed concerns about the \u200dlack of\u2062 transparency surrounding these negotiations in a letter addressed \u2063to \u2064the President. The \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-women-dont-need-abortion-to-be-equal-with-men\/\" title=\"No, Women Don\u2019t \u2018Need\u2019 Abortion To Be Equal With Men\">inquiry suggests<\/a>\u2064 a\u200c renewed\u200b focus on\u2064 the accountability and\u200c processes related to significant \u2064national \u200csecurity matters.  <\/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\">Comer opens inquiry into 9\/11 plea deals, questions &lsquo;lack of transparency&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_1224825\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The House Oversight Committee asked President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> on Friday to provide Congress with information about his administration&rsquo;s plea deal negotiations with three 9\/11 suspects.<\/p>\n<p>Committee Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/755522445\/Comer-to-Biden?secret_password=8vyvx2GlHgcPgPXuViBr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a> to Biden that he wanted to understand what role his administration had in the negotiations and what factors led to the decision to allow the suspects, who are charged with murdering nearly 3,000 people, to avert the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Comer&rsquo;s letter comes two days after the Department of Defense announced that it reached pre-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">trial<\/a> agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin &lsquo;Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. The three suspects, who were first charged in 2008 in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, are being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and have never gone to trial.<\/p>\n<p>The details of the plea deals have not been disclosed, and Comer also raised questions about what he described as the &ldquo;complete lack of transparency&rdquo; regarding them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The specific terms of the pre-trial agreements remain undisclosed to the public or families of the victims,&rdquo; Comer wrote. &ldquo;You are allowing these terrorists to avoid the death penalty, signaling to our enemies that the United States is reluctant to pursue full justice against those who attack our nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is developing.<\/em><\/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_1224825\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1224825\"}});<\/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 House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer (R-KY), has requested that President Joe Biden share details regarding his administration&#8217;s plea deal negotiations with three suspects involved in the 9\/11 attacks. In a letter to Biden, Comer expressed a desire to comprehend the administration&#8217;s involvement in these negotiations and the reasons behind allowing the suspects\u2014charged with killing nearly 3,000 individuals\u2014to avoid the death penalty. This request follows an announcement from the Department of Defense about pre-trial agreements made with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin \u2018Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. These suspects have been held at Guantanamo Bay since being charged in 2008 but have yet to stand trial. Comer criticized what he termed a &#8220;complete lack of transparency&#8221; surrounding the plea deals, noting that their specific terms remain undisclosed to both the public and victims&#8217; families. He warned that permitting these terrorists to evade capital punishment sends a message that America is hesitant to seek full justice against those who attack it. The situation is still unfolding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2318128,"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\/03\/AP24080630800919-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[15532,8271,37003],"class_list":["post-2318127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-9-11","tag-inquiry","tag-plea-deals"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080630800919-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318127","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}