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Michele Bachmann: If the gentleman would yield on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. This is an extremely important point. Again, the mastermind of…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2010
If the gentleman would yield on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. This is an extremely important point. Again, the mastermind of 9/11, who achieved his goal of killing 3,000 innocent Americans in the World Trade Center bombing, he got his way. Why would we give him his way by bringing him to New York City at over $200 million a year taxpayer expense to give him a show trial when he's already pled guilty and already asked to be executed? What happened? Did the President, did the Attorney General say to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Now wait a minute; you don't want to plead guilty. Wait a minute; you don't want to be executed. You want to come to New York City. You want to have the trial just like you asked for in the first place. Why would we do that? Because the only message we will be sending to future terrorists will be you, too, can have a show trial in the city of your choice if you come to America. Or, if you try a terrorist activity, you, too, can be Mirandized and be part of the American legal system. I yield back to gentleman from Texas.
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Michele Bachmann
Minnesota
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Jan 13, 2010

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Bachmann discusses the implications of bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New York for a trial.

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