Staten Island Reporter

(NEW YORK, NY) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) released a statement today regarding the Biden-Harris Administration's reversal of a pre-trial agreement made earlier this week with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his associates.

"While we're pleased to hear that Secretary Austin has withdrawn this unacceptable plea deal, the fact remains that it has been 23 years since the worst terrorist attack on American soil and the families of 9/11 victims, the first responders still suffering and dying today, and all Americans, deserve justice. That begins with pursuing the death penalty and immediately setting a trial date so these terrorist monsters can be held accountable for their crimes against humanity. I'm planning to stand with 9/11 families, first responders and police unions on Monday to demand that the Biden-Harris Administration take action to see that justice is finally served."

Last year, Malliotakis joined Texas Senator Ted Cruz in writing to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urging the Department of Defense to scrap any possibility for a plea deal with 9/11 terrorists that takes the death penalty off the table.