We are now on the fifth military judge to be hearing these cases relating to the attacks on September 11, 2001. Earlier this week the Judge set a trial date for June 5, 2028.
And now today the Judge ruled that a key confession (obtained under torture) cannot be used:
Judge Excludes Key Confession in Sept. 11 Case
Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed,
were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial.
By Carol Rosenberg
Aug. 28, 2026
In a major blow to the U.S. case against Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the man accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, a military judge ruled on Friday that the prisoner’s confessions to F.B.I. agents were not voluntary and cannot be used against him at trial.
Prosecutors have described Mr. Mohammed’s interrogations in 2007 at the U.S. Navy base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, as the government’s most crucial evidence in the long-running death-penalty case.
The ruling, just before the 25th anniversary of the attacks, could further delay the start of a trial if prosecutors decide to appeal to reinstate it. Aging survivors and families of victims have said they worry they may never see a final resolution to the case.
h/o to Walt.
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