The Biden administration succeeded in blocking a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after a federal court issued an administrative stay of a hearing set for Friday.

       The alleged 9/11 mastermind was expected to plead guilty as part of a plea agreement worked out by military prosecutors that would have removed the death penalty as a possibility in his case.

       Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, al-Qaeda leader and suspected mastermind of September 11 terrorist attack, is seen in this undated photo.

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