U.S. lawmakers slammed the Biden-Harris administration on Wednesday after plea deals were reached with three of the Islamic terrorists who carried out the 9/11 attacks.
Prosecutors have entered into pretrial agreements with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
In a letter to the victims’ families, the Office of Military Commissions (OMC) said: “In exchange for the removal of the death penalty as a possible punishment, these three accused have agreed to plead guilty to all of the charged offenses, including the murder of the 2,976 people listed in the charge sheet.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) responded to the news by saying that the Biden-Harris administration’s move was “a revolting abdication of the government’s responsibility to defend America and provide justice.”
“The Biden-Harris Administration’s weakness in the face of sworn enemies of the American people…