Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, told Newsmax on Thursday that the Biden administration opted against delivering justice for 9/11 families by handing out plea deals to the plotters of the 2001 terrorist attacks so it could move forward with closing down Guantanamo Bay.
As a result, accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and accomplices, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, avoid the death penalty and will get life sentences in exchange for their guilty pleas. President Joe Biden’s Defense Department called it “the best path to finality and justice” in a letter to 9/11 families.
“Well, look, they failed in every way you could imagine. And this is just one of the tipping points,” Davidson said on “The Chris Salcedo Show.” “They’ve wanted to close down Guantanamo Bay. And to be able to get to an exit for that, they’ve decided to not deliver justice.
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