GOP lawmakers to try to block federal funds for 9/11 prosecutions

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/78857-gop-lawmakers-to-try-to-block-federal-funds-for-911-prosecutions


Amid fears that the White House may move the terrorist trials connected with September 11, 2001, to the Washington, D.C., region, GOP lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation that would bar the use federal funds for their prosecution in any U.S. civilian court.

The move comes as the White House, met with growing opposition, has reportedly begun considering alternative locations to the originally planned federal district court in downtown Manhattan to try the professed 9/11 “mastermind” Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants.

The legislation expected to be introduced early next week is sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), whose district borders Washington, D.C., and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and would prohibit funding for any Justice Department prosecution in civilian courts of a person being tried in connection with the 9/11 attacks.

Earlier this week, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) introduced a similar bill that would prohibit the use of federal funds to try within U.S. civilian courts any detainee being kept in the Guantanamo Bay prison.

[asjr]

1. Ah, Lindsey Graham, one of the usual

suspects needs to have the trials in South Carolina. That state is crazy enough to do it. No offense to any South Carolinians here but Graham always has his mouth open to oppose anything a Democrat proposes.

[secondwind]

2. Zacharias Moussaoui (the 20th hijacker) was tried in federal court in VA!!! for Pete's Sake.

THE HYPOCRISY IS ASTOUNDING.

[Ikonoklast]

3. They can all go piss up a rope.

They are afraid of what might come out in open court that would be damaging to the former administration, end of story.

[denverbill]

4. Wow. The GOP is trying to protect the terrorists from being prosecuted. Amazing.

[spanone]

5. still covering for bu$h*...what are they so afraid of?????

[AndyA]

6. There's more to the 9/11 story than we know. A lot more. And the GOP knows it can't be made public.

I suspect if the whole truth were known, many of the Tin Foil Hatters here at DU would be vindicated.

There are just too many things that don't add up. All the coincidences of that day. The hurried investigation. The rapid destruction of evidence.

It. Doesn't. Add. Up.

The GOP never wants the truth to be known, and they will do whatever they can to delay or prevent it from coming out.

[Bitwit1234]

7. So their minority will surely pass it...I guess it feels good

to be the minority and then get all the bills passed while the majority sits by...tsk tsk tsk. If republicans get any more demented they will start rounding up democrats and liberals and putting them in concentration camps. After all they think they rule.

[malletgirl02]

8. DC

Why was the trial moved to DC, did New York have financial issues?

[rucky]

9. I guess they don't want them brought to justice. n/t