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  1. EXCLUSIVE: Officials are weighing a plea deal to end the wheels-spinning effort to prosecute 5 accused conspirators in 9/11 before the military tribunal system at Guantanamo. Biden WH is trying to avoid playing any role. W/ ⁦⁦@carolrosenberg⁩ nytimes.com/2023/01/25/us/politics/biden-guantanamo-sept-11-plea.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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      Also: Using military tribunals after 9/11 was Bill Barr's brainchild -- he called the Bush WH and suggested it. In 2019-20, as AG, Barr recognized the system was "a hopeless mess" & made a quiet push to bring the 9/11 case to civilian court, but top GOP lawmakers quashed it.
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