Peter King Rips Obama on Ghailani Verdict

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“I am disgusted at the total miscarriage of Justice today in Manhattan’s federal civilian court.

In a case where Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was facing 285 criminal counts, including hundreds of Murder charges, and where Attorney General Eric Holder assured us that ‘failure is not an option,’ the jury found him guilty on only one count and acquitted him of all other counts including every Murder charge. “Th....

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