Hatch: KSM Trial Is ‘Stupid,’ ‘Absurd’ And Result Of ‘Liberals Ideas’ (VIDEO)

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Sen. Orin Hatch (R-UT) says he knows why the Obama administration is trying alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in federal court.

“They [made the decision] because of the left-wing, liberal ideas that they have, that we have to go show that we are better than anyone else,” he said during an interview on Fox News today. Hatch blamed “that liberal mentality” for what he described as an “absurd, stupid approach towards handling one of the biggest killers this country has ever known.”

What might we expect from this approach? Hatch reasons that because Bush administration prosecutors mistakenly turned over classified documents to Zacarias Moussaoui during his trial in 2002, attorneys for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will “demand” the same access to classified information.

Here’s the video:

Latest News
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: