Summary
- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was surprised by a defense official’s decision to agree to plea deals with the Sept. 11 attack mastermind and two accomplices
- Austin revoked the plea deals, taking on the responsibility himself for their potential death penalty trial
- Republican lawmakers criticized the plea deals, leading to their cancellation
- The detainees involved are accused of involvement in the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people