Defense Secretary withdraws plea deal with 9/11 defendants
A plea deal reached this week with the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, along with two of his alleged accomplices, has been retracted.
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A plea deal reached this week with the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, along with two of his alleged accomplices, has been retracted.
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New York lawmakers and loved ones of 9/11 victims expressed relief Saturday after a controversial plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the terror attacks was withdrawn.
The death penalty is again on the table for the accused mastermind of the September 11th terror attacks. Friday night, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin scuttled a controversial plea deal that would have meant life in prison for Khalid Shaikh Mohammad. CBS New York's Tony Aiello has details and reaction.
The president of the FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association praised the defense secretary's decision. CBS News New York's John Dias reports. Read more here
The death penalty is back on the table for the alleged 9/11 masterminds after a major reversal from the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced he's revoking their controversial plea deal. CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports.
The death penalty is back on the table for the accused 9/11 masterminds.
The committee is investigating whether the Biden administration was involved in the plea deal for three 9/11 terrorists.
Survivors of the September 11th terror attacks are calling the plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the attacks an insult, but prosecutors said it's the best path to justice.
Survivors of the September 11th terror attacks are calling the plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the attacks an insult, but prosecutors said it's the best path to justice. CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
The Department of Defense says the man believed to be the mastermind of 9/11 and two of his accused accomplices are now taking plea deals. CBS New York's Derick Waller has reaction from New Yorkers.
The Pentagon did not release details of the plea deal.
The Department of Defense says the man believed to be the mastermind of 9/11 and two of his accused accomplices are now taking plea deals. CBS New York's Derick Waller is live from the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and two alleged accomplices accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks have reached a plea deal, but is it the justice that families of 9/11 victims want? CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Decades after his capture, the accused mastermind of the September 11th terror attacks has agreed to a guilty plea. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and two other men agreed to plead guilty Wednesday on conspiracy charges.
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