Top Republicans roll out bill that would undo 9/11 plea deals (1 Viewer)

[FOX News]

FIRST ON FOX: Top Republicans in Congress are introducing a new bill to stop the White House from offering plea deals to suspected 9/11 terrorists.

A pretrial agreement between the 9/11 defendants and the government removed the death penalty as a possibility for punishment, but legislation led by Sens. Tom Cotton, Intelligence Committee chair, and longtime Republican leader Mitch McConnell would reinstate it.

The Justice for 9/11 Act would prevent the military court from offering plea deals to the 9/11 terrorists by requiring a trial and ensuring...

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