John King: Holder Didn't Want To Admit KSM Trial Precedent Setting

Will someone explain why this Administration never can tell the truth even when they know the answer. Why would the Attorney General risk setting a precedent with this trial is something that no one seems to be able to answer.

What we found interesting was the reaction of fellow Democrat Rep Ike Skelton (D-MO) who chairs the House Armed Services Committee in letters to Sec Def Gates and AG Holder asking them to brief his Committee:

"As a former prosecutor, I am not yet convinced that the right decision was made in these cases, nor that the presumption in favor of federal criminal trials over military tribunals for these detainees should continue," Skelton said in a letter to the two officials.

Why is Obama who we believe he is behind this action turning a deaf ear to all the concerns and pressing forward? They want to subject KSM and his fellow terrorists to a civilian trial on one hand and then tell us on the other hand if they are found innocent they will take them back into custody and hold them for the military. That absolutely makes ZERO sense and is a dangerous gamble in our opinion.

Are we ever going to get a straight answer out of the Obama Administration? Our guess is NO!

John King: Holder Didn't Want To Admit KSM Trial Precedent Setting

By Noel Sheppard (Bio Archive)November 21, 2009 - 11:55 ET

CNN's John King on Thursday claimed Attorney General Eric Holder intentionally avoided Sen. Lindsey Graham's "stumping" question during the previous day's Senate Judiciary Committtee hearing because he didn't want to admit that trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 suspects in a criminal courtroom is indeed precedent setting.

As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, Holder appeared stumped when Graham asked, "Can you give me a case in United States history where a enemy combatant caught on a battlefield was tried in civilian court?"

Speaking with WOR radio's Steve Malzberg Thursday, King said, "He knew the answer to the question. He just wasn't going to say it because...he did not want to be the one saying this is the first time we've ever done this" (15-minute audio available here, relevant section at 6:50, partial transcript follows along with embedded video of Graham-Holder exchange):

Excerpt: Read more at Newsbusters