House Oversight Committee launches investigation into plea deal for 9/11 defendants
SUMMARY
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee, led by Republican Rep. James Comer, has launched an investigation into the plea deal reached by military prosecutors with the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, and two accomplices. The plea deal allows the defendants to avoid the death penalty, instead facing life sentences. The investigation seeks to determine whether the White House was involved in this decision, with Comer expressing concerns over the lack of transparency and the message this sends to America's enemies. The White House, through National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, claims they only learned of the deal the day it was announced and had no prior involvement. Families of 9/11 victims, including Terry Strada, have expressed outrage, feeling the deal is a betrayal and a "gut punch" to those who lost loved ones.
