Kirby: ‘The White House Was Not Aware’ that 9/11 Plea Deal Was in the Works

PERINO: “Could you say something about this, though? Does President Biden and Vice President Harris think that it is justice for the Gitmo prisoners that perpetrated the 9/11 bombings, is it justice for them to get plea deals from the United States?”
KIRBY: “So, I can say this on that. Number one, this was decision made by an independent military-convening authority inside the military commissions process. the White House was not aware the deal was in the works, in fact, we weren’t even aware that it had been inked until just a couple of days ago. The president has asked his national security team to discuss as appropriate with Department of Defense officials this particularly arrangement and to try to get a little bit more information on it. I really can’t say much more than that, given that this was, in fact, a decision made by an independent military-convening authority.”