Supreme Court Declines to Hear 9/11 Defendants' Appeals to Revive Plea Deals
Photo: NBC NewsHow the sides differ Alternative sources detail all three defendants and the deal's terms, left sources stress the rejection and the Biden-era revocation, and right sources have not covered it.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear appeals from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices, Mustafa al-Hawsawi and Walid bin 'Attash, who sought to revive plea deals tied to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The justices turned away the petitions without explanation. The three men are awaiting trial at Guantánamo Bay. A 2024 agreement reached with military prosecutors would have spared Mohammed the death penalty in exchange for a guilty plea, but it was revoked under the Biden administration. The decision leaves the men without the agreements they sought to enforce, and they remain awaiting trial.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Alternative/independent outlets The Hill and Reuters lead with the court's refusal; The Hill names all three defendants and notes the lack of explanation, while Reuters centers on Mohammed and the death-penalty terms of the 2024 deal. Left-leaning outlets CBS News and NBC News also lead with the rejection, with CBS attributing the revocation to the Biden administration and NBC noting the two other plotters. None of the excerpts feature outside voices.
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CBS News and NBC News lead with the court rejecting the appeal; CBS notes the Biden administration revoked the deal, and NBC mentions the two other alleged plotters. No outside voices appear.
The Hill names all three defendants, their Guantánamo detention and the unexplained denial; Reuters focuses on Mohammed and the 2024 deal that would have spared him the death penalty.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.