Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign passed the buck to the White House, which kicked the can to the Defense Department as the administration refuses to answer questions about plea deals reached with three defendants accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Military prosecutors reached the agreements with three of five of the defendants at Guantanamo Bay, including terror mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The deals mean the mass murderers will serve life in prison, according to the Defense Department.

The other two conspirators are Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi.

Under the deals, prosecutors will take the death penalty off the table in exchange for all three pleading guilty to all charges, including the murder of 2,976 people, according to a letter sent by military prosecutors to the families of 9/11 victims.

Republicans on Capitol Hill and loved ones of 9/11 victims have blasted the deal, saying the Biden-Harris administration placated terrorists instead of holding them accountable for the worst terror attack in U.S. history.

But the administration’s top two officials said they had nothing to do with the decision.

A spokesman for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign declined to comment, referring all questions to the White House.

The White House said the decision was made entirely by military prosecutors and neither President Biden nor administration officials were involved in the plea deals.

“The president and the White House played no role in this process. The president has directed his team to consult as appropriate with officials and lawyers at the Department of Defense on this matter,” a White House National Security Council spokesperson said.

Brett Eagleson, president of 9/11 Justice, an organization that represents survivors and relatives of victims of the 2001 slaughter said the families are “deeply troubled” by the plea deals.

“These plea deals should not perpetuate a system of closed-door agreements, where crucial information is hidden without giving the families of the victims the chance to learn the full truth,” he said.

Terry Stradea, the national chairwoman of 9/11 Families United, told media outlets she was “disappointed” by the plea deals.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, called the deals “a revolting abdication of the government’s responsibility to defend America and provide justice.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, said the deals were a “slap in the face” for victims’ families.

“For more than two decades, the families of those murdered by these terrorists have waited for justice,” he said in a statement. “This deal is a slap in the face of those families. They deserved better from the Biden-Harris administration.”

• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.