DOJ Head's Decision To Try KSM In U.S. Is Proper Says Napolitano

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, one of five suspected September 11, 2001 terrorists, in Manhattan is a decision that was best decided by the U.S. Department of Justice. (0:10)
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New York Congressman: U.S. District Courts Boast More Terrorist Convictions Than Military Tribunals

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), whose district is home to the courthouse where Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is facing trial, said Friday that trying Mohammed in a federal court was wiser than relying on a military tribunal.

“After eight years the Bush administration managed to get three pleas from three individuals who got short sentences. Around the same period 195 terrorists were convicted and given long sentences by the federal court,” said Nadler. (0:17)

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Attorney General Says He Did Not Want To Respond To Whims Of 9/11 Mastermind In Prosecution Decision

In response to a question proposed by Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Attorney General Eric Holder says he did not respond to the whims of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who claimed he would plead guilty to the terrorist activity in the military tribunal system, in formulating his decision to prosecute Mohammed using the federal court system in New York. (0:13)
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Sen. Graham: "We're Making Bad History" By Prosecuting 9/11 Mastermind In Federal Courtroom

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), tells Attorney General Eric Holder that choosing to prosecute 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a federal courtroom is an unprecedented move and warned the Attorney General "We're making bad history." Holder testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. (0:39)
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Sen. Graham Tells Attorney General That He's Making A "Fundamental Mistake" By Prosecuting 9/11 Mastermind in Federal Courtroom

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) calls Attorney General Eric Holder a "fine man," but tells him that he made a mistakeby choosing to prosecute 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in federal courts in New York because Mohammed now has the right to a lawyer and other rights afforded to criminals prosecuted in the United States. (0:23)
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Arizona Senator Asks Attorney General Why He Chose To Prosecute 9/11 Mastermind In Federal Court

Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) asks Attorney General Eric Holder during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing why he would choose to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, in a federal court if Mohammed said he would plead guilty and ask for an execution in military court. The question is met with scattered applause from the hearing's audience. (0:21)
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