NEW YORK — Rep. Peter King says he has introduced a bill that would prevent the Sept. 11 terrorist trial from being held in New York City.
NEW YORK — Rep. Peter King says he has introduced a bill that would prevent the Sept. 11 terrorist trial from being held in New York City. King said Thursday that his bill would prohibit the use of Justice Department funds to try Guantanamo detainees in federal civilian courts. Last month, the Obama administration announced that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others would be tried in federal court in lower Manhattan. The New York congressman calls it "one of the worst decisions ever made by any president." He says terrorist suspects should be tried by military commissions. Mayor Michael Bloomberg first supported the Manhattan trial decision. But on Wednesday, he said he would be happy if the trial were moved elsewhere. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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