{"id":2385279,"date":"2025-01-01T08:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T13:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-rules-biden-administration-cannot-take-back-the-gift-it-handed-to-three-9-11-architects\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T08:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T13:30:43","slug":"court-rules-biden-administration-cannot-take-back-the-gift-it-handed-to-three-9-11-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-rules-biden-administration-cannot-take-back-the-gift-it-handed-to-three-9-11-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Rules Biden Administration Cannot Take Back the Gift It Handed to Three 9\/11 Architects"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fcourt-rules-biden-administration-cannot-take-back-the-gift-it-handed-to-three-9-11-architects%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=2385279&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>A recent military appeals \u200ccourt decision has resolute that Defense Secretary Lloyd austin does not\u2064 have the authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cancel controversial plea deals made<\/a> with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,the alleged mastermind of the 9\/11 attacks,and two \u2064other Guantanamo Bay detainees. This means the defendants currently cannot face the death penalty\u2064 for their\u2064 involvement in the\u2062 attacks that killed nearly 3,000\u2064 Americans. The court stated that while Austin can prevent future plea arrangements, he cannot nullify those already established. The ruling has drawn \u2062criticism from advocates for the\u200b 9\/11 victims and some Republican officials, who argue that President Biden&#8217;s management is mishandling justice for one of the most significant terrorist attacks in\u200d U.S. history.Additionally, the Pentagon\u200d has released several detainees\u200b recently,\u200c further fueling controversy as the Biden administration&#8217;s \u2063time in office comes to\u2064 an end, casting doubts \u200con the prospects of justice in these \u200ccases.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cannot nix the controversial plea deals struck with alleged 9\/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other Guantanamo Bay detainees, according to a Monday military appeals court decision.<\/p>\n<p>That means the three alleged terrorists <em>cannot<\/em>, as of now, face the death penalty for their alleged roles in the murder of 3,000 Americans through the deadly attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review decided unanimously that Austin cannot interfere with the plea deals, a move he attempted in August.<\/p>\n<p>The deals were approved by Brigadier Gen. Susan Escallier, Ret., the very judge Austin appointed to oversee the cases against Mohammed and his accomplices, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2024\/12\/31\/pentagon-911-plea-deals-khalid-sheikh-mohammed\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzM1NjIxMjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzM3MDAzNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MzU2MjEyMDAsImp0aSI6Ijc3MDc2YzA3LTYwNWItNGE4MC1iNjI4LTJmNWUzMmJmZjgwNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS8yMDI0LzEyLzMxL3BlbnRhZ29uLTkxMS1wbGVhLWRlYWxzLWtoYWxpZC1zaGVpa2gtbW9oYW1tZWQvIn0.Ln8XuVpN3bHmnfxMayQ4Ojrg_z8ynOy7xzRXrzmqWFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-lawmakers-reintroduce-zero-bail-bill\/\" title=\"California Lawmakers Reintroduce &quot;Zero Bail&quot; Bill\">court ultimately decided<\/a> that Austin can block Escallier from making future pretrial arrangements on behalf of the federal government but cannot toss the ones already made.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Defense Department officials could potentially ask for emergency review of the decision in the D.C. Circuit federal appeals court, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/military-appeals-court-rules-defense-sec-austin-cannot-rescind-911-plea-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the Pentagon has not yet appeared to make such a move.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes before Mohammed, as well as defendants Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, are slated to face trial at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/satellite-spots-troubling-sign-just-70-miles-major-u-s-base-china-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guantanamo Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They could plead guilty to their alleged roles with 9\/11, but they cannot be sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates for those affected by 9\/11 and senior Republican officials previously criticized President Joe Biden and his staff for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-next-for-fani-willis\/\" title=\"What&#039;s in store for Fani Willis\">striking plea deals<\/a> with the alleged terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now just think about the point that we&rsquo;ve gotten to. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris have weaponized the Department of Justice to go after their political opponents, but they&rsquo;re cutting a sweetheart deal with 9\/11 terrorists,&rdquo; Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said in a campaign rally, per <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/national-security\/4806802-9-11-plea-deal-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need a president who kills terrorists, not negotiates with them,&rdquo; Vance added.<\/p>\n<p>Austin also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administration-releases-original-guantanamo-bay-detainee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> on Monday the release of Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the Cuba prison to his home country of Tunisia, meaning that the Biden administration has released a total of four Guantanamo Bay detainees in just two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>There are now 26 prisoners remaining at the facility.<\/p>\n<p>The final days of the Biden administration have been dominated by several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mind-boggling-backfire-pardoning-hunter-joe-biden-might-going-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">head-scratching pardons<\/a> and sentence commutations.<\/p>\n<p>But the emphasis on Guantanamo Bay detainees is particularly confusing.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and his staff choosing to spend their precious few remaining days in the White House haggling over deals with the most notorious alleged terrorists of the past quarter century is without a doubt damaging to his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Even worse, the dysfunction of his team is decreasing the odds that justice will be served for our nation in some of the most deadly attacks on our soil and against our people.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Consequently, these three individuals cannot currently be sentenced to death for their involvement in the deaths of 3,000 Americans during the attacks. The U.S. Court of Military Commission Review unanimously determined that Austin cannot interfere with the existing plea deals he sought to challenge in August. These agreements were sanctioned by Brigadier Gen. Susan Escallier, Ret., whom Austin appointed to oversee their cases, according to The Washington Post. While the court concluded that Austin can prevent Escallier from making future pretrial arrangements for the government, he cannot invalidate those already established.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Department may consider seeking an emergency review of this decision in the D.C. Circuit federal appeals court; however, no such action has been taken yet by the Pentagon. This ruling comes as Mohammed and co-defendants Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi are set to go on trial at Guantanamo Bay where they could plead guilty but would not face a death sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Critics including advocates for 9\/11 victims and senior Republican officials have previously condemned President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration for negotiating plea deals with these alleged terrorists. Vice President-elect J.D. Vance remarked at a campaign rally about Biden&#8217;s approach: \u201cWe need a president who kills terrorists, not negotiates with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, on Monday, Austin announced Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi&#8217;s release from Guantanamo back to Tunisia\u2014marking four detainees released within two weeks under Biden\u2019s administration\u2014with 26 prisoners remaining at the facility.<\/p>\n<p>The final days of Biden\u2019s presidency have been marked by puzzling pardons and commutations; however, focusing on Guantanamo detainees raises particular concerns about his legacy and justice regarding some of history&#8217;s deadliest attacks against Americans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2385280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/joe-7.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15532,32502,33740,32546,47702],"class_list":["post-2385279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-9-11","tag-biden-administration","tag-court-ruling","tag-legal-decision","tag-terrorism-architects"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/joe-7.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385279","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=2385279"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385283,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385279\/revisions\/2385283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}