Holder Can’t Say Whether Osama Bin Laden Would Be Tried in Civilian or Military Court

Attorney General Eric Holder, under close questioning by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), couldn’t say what the United States would do with al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden if we ever caught him.
 
Holder testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about why he chose to bring Bin Laden’s lieutenant -- suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shekh Mohammed  (KSM) -- to the U.S. to be tried in a civilian federal court in New York City rather than before a military tribunal.
 
Graham, a former military prosecutor, grilled Holder as if the attorney general were himself on trial, telling Holder that by trying an enemy combatant in a civilian court “We’re making history here – bad history.”
 
When asked by Graham what the U.S. would do if it caught Bin Laden, Holder said he “didn’t know” and that the U.S. would have to “go through our protocol” before deciding what to do with the Islamic terrorist.
 
When asked if Bin Laden would have to be read his rights – like any U.S. criminal defendant – the attorney general said “that all depends.”

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