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NextImg:Military judge pushes 9/11 mastermind hearing closer to Trump inauguration - Washington Examiner

A military judge pushed back a hearing for the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks days after the judge reinstated a plea deal with the U.S. government.

The judge, Col. Matthew McCall, told the defense and prosecution to agree on a week or more span in December or early January for plea hearings in the case against alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and alleged terrorist co-defendants Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al Hawsawi, according to the New York Times.

McCall had rejected an attempt by the prosecution for the hearing preparations to be frozen, according to the report, and said it was “not reasonable to indefinitely delay” the plea hearing.

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The plea deal agreed to by government prosecutors and the three alleged terrorists would remove the possibility of the death penalty in exchange for guilty pleas. The three men are accused of murdering nearly 3,000 people in the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Following widespread public backlash when the plea deal was revealed in July, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin intervened and revoked the plea deal.

“I have determined that, in light of the significance of the decision to enter into pre-trial agreements with the accused in the above-referenced case, responsibility for such a decision should rest with me as the superior convening authority under the Military Commissions Act of 2009,” Austin said in an August memo.

“Effective immediately, I hereby withdraw your authority in the above-referenced case to enter into a pre-trial agreement and reserve such authority to myself,” Austin continued.

McCall reinstated the plea deals last week, with the judge ruling that Austin lacked the authority to revoke the plea deals.

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The Defense Department said shortly after last week’s decision that it would review the decision by McCall as it evaluates next steps.

The plea hearing for the alleged 9/11 terrorists will now come closer to Inauguration Day, when much of Pentagon leadership will likely change with the exit of President Joe Biden and the return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House.