The abrupt turnaround of a plea deal in the 9/11 case last week has left victims’ families reeling while raising political questions for the Pentagon and Biden administration. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Friday cancellation of the deal that would have taken the death penalty off the table for three prisoners accused of helping to plot the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — an agreement announced only two days prior — was described as “emotional whiplash” for family members who supported the plan.
