Austin was ‘surprised’ by 9/11 plea deals, Pentagon says
by Brad Dress - 08/05/24 1:01 PM ET
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was “surprised” by the announcement of a plea deal between a U.S. military commission and three accused plotters of the 9/11 attacks, a Pentagon spokesperson said Monday, adding that Austin wants to see the case go to trial
Austin, who revoked the plea deal Friday, “was certainly surprised as we all were,” said deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh.
“This is not something that the secretary was consulted on,” Singh told reporters at a Monday briefing. “We were not aware that the prosecution or defense would enter the terms of the plea agreement.”
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4811330-defense-secretary-surprised-911-plea/
