Professor Paul Butler joined Allison Seymour, DC Fox 5's morning news co-host, to discuss the decision by Attorney General Eric Holder to put five accused 9/11 plotters, including Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, on trial in New York City.
Debate over the political decision has been harsh over recent days. Michael Bloomberg, recently re-elected mayor of New York City, defends the decision, but former mayor Rudy Giuliani has attacked the decision, saying it shows "an overconcern with the rights of terrorists," arguing that the trial will provide "a platform to push their ideology."
Professor Butler provided a legal context for the decision, explaining the legal and security ramifications of holding a domestic criminal trial against foreign terrorists. He also explained what may happen if the defendants are acquitted.
