The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday that he's uneasy about officials other than those in the U.S. Justice Department having a say in the prosecution of alleged terrorists. During a hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., asked Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. to explain who is involved in the decision of where to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
April 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday that he’s uneasy about officials other than those in the U.S. Justice Department having a say in the prosecution of alleged terrorists.
“It makes me a bit uneasy, having served in the department, to have politicians discussing where the cases ought to be tried. That is normally the Department of Justice career prosecutors,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.
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