The alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks is fighting the Biden administration’s bid to back out of plea deal, according to a court filing.

Lawyers for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and one co-defendant on Wednesday filed a document at the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia requesting that the administration’s request to renege on a plea deal be denied.

The current administration is waging a last-minute fight to block a plea deal for Mohammed and two co-defendants that would spare them the risk of the death penalty. The Defense Department oversaw negotiation of the plea agreement but later repudiated it.

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