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US Supreme Court rejects effort to revive 9/11 plea deal
The US Supreme Court rejected an effort to restore a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The deal would have exchanged a guilty plea and life without parole for protection from execution; his trial is scheduled for 2028.
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The Supreme Court rejected an effort to revive Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's plea deal.
“The supreme court on Monday rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed”
The proposed plea agreement exchanged Mohammed's guilty plea and a sentence of life without parole for protection from execution.
“The agreement would have spared Mohammed the risk of execution in exchange for his guilty plea and a sentence of life in prison without parole.”
Lloyd Austin cancelled the plea deal in 2024.
“Austin threw out the deal in 2024”