New Justice Department Statistics Show Hundreds of Terrorist Cases Were Prosecuted in Civilian Courts Since 9/11 - Declassified Blog - Newsweek.com
New Justice Department statistics sent to Congress on Friday support Obama administration assertions that hundreds of terrorism suspects have been successfully prosecuted through the U.S. civilian court system since the 9/11 attacks. Earlier this year, Republicans, including senators and Dana Perino, a former White House spokesperson for George W. Bush, accused the Obama administration of exaggerating, or even fabricating, statistics showing that civilian courts had effectively dealt with hundreds of terror-related cases. But the new statistical compilation sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee bolsters the administration's claims and rebuts those of their critics.
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