White House Asked For Their Message To Victims’ Families After Plea Deal Given To 9/11 Mastermind

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During a White House press briefing on Thursday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the plea deal for 9/11 defendants including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and closing Guantanamo Bay.

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00:00And a follow-up on the 9-11 plea deal, if I may.

00:04Does the President still plan to close Guantanamo Bay Prison before he leaves office?

00:08And is there a realistic pathway to do that in the next six months?

00:12That's still something that the President wants to do and get done.

00:15As far as a timeline, I don't have anything for you here,

00:18but obviously this is something that he wanted to be done under his administration.

00:23I just don't have anything else to read out or preview at this time,

00:26but it is something that he's determined to get done.

00:29And does he have a message to some of the 9-11 families who wanted to see a full trial,

00:33who wanted to see this kind of come to a fuller process?

00:37So, look, this is basically what Jake said.

00:41This is something that we had no involvement in.

00:43He didn't have any involvement in.

00:45And so the White House played no role in this process,

00:50and the President directed his team to consult, as appropriate,

00:54with officials and lawyers and Department of Defense, obviously.

00:58And we have said this before.

01:03We are – our hearts go out to the families who lost loved ones on that day.

01:13And the President on 9-11 has honored them every year

01:16and the families, again, who lost their loved one on that terrible day.

01:20And we remain committed, this administration remained committed,

01:24to ensuring that the military commission process is fair

01:27and delivers justice to the victims, survivors, families, and those accused of crimes.

01:33And so that is certainly the President's continued commitment here.

White House Asked For Their Message To Victims’ Families After Plea Deal Given To 9/11 Mastermind

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