 Spencer Ackerman, writing in the "Washington Independent", reported that Presiding Officer Stephen Henley had to consider whether he was authorized to accept guilty pleas.On 13 November 2009 US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi will all be transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for trial.He also expressed confidence that an impartial jury would be found "to ensure a fair trial in New York."