July 12, 2025

"A divided federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Friday tossed out an agreement that would have allowed 9/11 terror mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty...."

"The 2-1 D.C. Circuit appeals court decision upheld then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to undo the plea deal approved by military lawyers and senior Pentagon staff. The deal would have carried life without parole sentences for Mohammed and two co-defendants, potentially taking capital punishment off the table.... [L]egal concerns stemmed from whether the original plea deal was legally binding and whether Austin waited too long to get it dismissed. The court found Austin indisputably had legal authority to withdraw from the agreements because the promises made in the deal had not yet been fulfilled, and the government had no adequate alternative remedies...."

10 comments:

Iman said...

Send them off to meet their maker: Satan.

Political Junkie said...

Why is this bum still alive? Give him the Epstein.

n.n said...

So, it's abortion by Choice of equity and inclusion for crimes of murderous lust in multiplicity. Forward!

Clyde said...

Why is that dirtbag still breathing almost a quarter century later?

Skeptical Voter said...

Mess around long enough and this weasel will die of old age.

rhhardin said...

Nothing civil will make sense because it's a military matter.

Lazarus said...

Surely, he can still plead guilty if he really wants to ...

Original Mike said...

Why don't we just forget to keep feeding him?

FormerLawClerk said...

But it's legal for Barack Obama to murder American citizens, ya'll.

mikee said...

Military law? Two LTs and Captain, with all motions and protests heard verbally immediately during the pretrial and trial and appeals heard by the local base commander right fast thereafter. Should take about two days, tops. What am I missing here?

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