a trial dade. khalid shake mohammed and four others are scheduled to go on trial in 2021. mohammed is being held at guantanamo bay. he and his alleged co-conspirators are facing 2,976 counts of murder, one for each person killed on september 11th, and the possibility of the death penalty. they were officially charged in 2008, but the trial has faced more than a decade of delays. here with more, josh gerstein, senior affairs editor for politico. josh, this has been a long time coming, which is an understatement. first take us through why it took so long to get to the point where only now is a trial being scheduled. it kind of lingered through a couple of administrations. the bush administration was initially not really interested in having trials for these individuals. it was more interested in
believed to have led the planning of the 9/11 attacks has a trial dade. khalid shake mohammed and four others are scheduled to go on trial in 2021. january 11. mohammed is being held at guantanamo bay. he and his alleged co-conspirators are facing 2,976 counts of murder, one for each person killed on september 11th, and the possibility of the death penalty. they were officially charged in 2008, but the trial has faced more than a decade of delays. here with more, josh gerstein, senior affairs editor for politico. josh, this has been a long time coming, which is an understatement. first take us through why it took so long to get to the point where only now is a trial being scheduled. it kind of lingered through a couple of administrations. the bush administration was initially not really interested in having trials for these individuals. it was more interested in