Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. did not consult her before deciding to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his alleged 9/11 co-conspirators in a New York federal court. "That is a prosecution decision, and I think it was properly made by the attorney general," Napolitano said. The comments came as Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, questioned her during a Department of Homeland Security oversight hearing.
December 10, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning that Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. did not consult her before deciding to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his alleged 9/11 co-conspirators in a New York federal court.
“I did not talk with the attorney general,” said Napolitano. “That is a prosecution decision, and I think it was properly made by the attorney general.”
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