Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial Set for June 2028

A military judge set June 5, 2028, as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants over the 9/11 attacks, marking another long-awaited milestone after prosecutors had sought a January 2027 start. The delay accommodates ongoing pretrial disputes, including what evidence may be presented, and follows a history of cancellations and setbacks in the case at Guantánamo Bay. A federal appeals court previously rejected a plea deal that would have spared Mohammed the death penalty in exchange for a guilty plea and answers to victims’ families, a deal repudiated by the Biden administration in its later stages. The case remains among the most watched and contentious in modern U.S. history, with families of victims and international attention shaping public perception of justice decades after the attacks. Mohammed and the co-defendants face charges tied to the World Trade Center and Pentagon plots, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty in a process stretched over more than two decades. Families and observers alike are awaiting the resolution of numerous evidentiary and custody-related issues that continue to stall a trial date that now sits firmly in 2028.