The U.S. had filed an appeal to stop plea proceedings for alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others from moving forward Friday in the war court in Guantanamo Bay.

The Biden administration succeeded in blocking a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after a federal court issued an administrative stay of a hearing set for Friday. The alleged 9/11 mastermind was expected to plead guilty as part of a plea agreement worked out by military prosecutors that would have removed the death penalty as a possibility in his case.

The Biden administration has succeeded in temporarily blocking accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed from entering a guilty plea that would spare him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s Sept.

The Biden administration has temporarily blocked a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged planner of the 9/11 attacks. The government requested this pause to avert the death penalty waiver for him.

The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty

The Pentagon has asked a federal court to stay a plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is slated to plead guilty on Friday.

A plea hearing for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is currently scheduled to take place Friday at Guantanamo Bay.

The White House is asking a federal appeals court to block the plea agreements for the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks.