Bloomberg: NYC terror trial is "Fitting"
Republicans from John McCain to John Boehner are complaining about the grave threats posed to Gotham by the Eric Holder's decision to hold Al Qaeda trials in New York -- but Mayor Mike Bloomberg says the city is ready, willing, able and unafraid.
He said it's "fitting" the trials should take place a few blocks from the site of the attacks.
Bloomberg, in a statement:
“I support the Obama Administration’s decision to prosecute 9/11 terrorists here in New York. It is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice near the World Trade Center site where so many New Yorkers were murdered. We have hosted terrorism trials before, including the trial of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. When I spoke to Attorney General Holder earlier today, I told him New York City stands ready to assist the federal court in the administration of justice in any way necessary. I have great confidence that the NYPD, with federal authorities, will handle security expertly. The NYPD is the best police department in the world and it has experience dealing with high-profile terrorism suspects and any logistical issues that may come up during the trials.”
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