Plea deals for three Islamist terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks are likely to have their lives spared after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin lost his bid to stop agreements that would spare them the death penalty.
OAN Staff James Meyers -- On Monday night, a military appeals court ruled against Austin’s order this past summer nullifying plea deals reached with Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Walid bin Attash, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi.
Meanwhile, the terrorists’ defense attorneys argued that the secretary did not have the authority to overturn the agreements after they were approved by the highest authority of the Guantanamo Bay courts in July.
They also claimed that the Defense Secretary’s order was wrongful interference in the case.