Defense

Attorney for 9/11 mastermind may quit

The number one attorney for the man who calls himself mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks said Thursday he might drop the case unless the judge orders the gov...

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August 18, 2014 9:19 am

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The number one attorney for the man who calls himself mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks said Thursday he might drop the case unless the judge orders the government to divulge details about FBI investigations of defense team members. The Associated Press reports that civilian defense attorney David Nevin said during a pretrial hearing in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that the possibility that defense team members are working with the FBI has strained his relationship with client Khalid Sheikh Mohammed of Kuwait.