Benghazi Ringleader "Faces" Federal Judge In DC

by JASmius

As opposed to the Gitmo waterboarders he deserves to.

The Battle of Benghazi is history; behold, the Battle of D.C. has begun:

The Libyan militant charged in the 2012 Benghazi attack pleaded not guilty to a federal terrorism charge Saturday before U.S. District judge in his first court appearance on U.S. soil.

Natch.

Ahmed Abu Khattala entered his plea on the conspiracy charge at the heavily guarded federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.

A lot more heavily guarded than the Benghazi consulate compound was, I'm guessing.

A one-count grand jury indictment says Abu Khattala took part in a conspiracy to provide material support and resources to terrorists in the 2012 attacks that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

The charge carries a maximum punishment of life in prison, but Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael DiLorenzo told the court that additional charges were expected to be filed.

They've been sitting on their asses for almost two years and all they've managed to file is one charge?

In court, he wore a two-piece black track suit and kept his hands behind his back. He looked impassively at Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola for most of a 10-minute court hearing.

Not impassively; bemusedly, as Khattala was no doubt envisioning, even planning, how he's going to cut Judge Facciola's head off.  Actually, I'm surprised he could keep a straight face.  Here is this jihadist butcher, having committed acts of war against the United States, been left free to roam the streets of Libya, giving multiple sympathetic interviews to American media outlets, practically in cahoots with the Obama Regime as a de facto political intelligence asset, merely awaiting when the White House would need to "bring him in" for his appointed role in this contrived lawfare "drama".  Which we can safely assume will result in his acquittal on all charge - oh, right, I guess they are planning to file three more, aren't they?  Or at least so they said - for, naturally, lack of evidence.  Because officially, Benghazi never happened, if you'll recall.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Khattala sue the U.S. taxpayers on the grounds that this so-called "trial" is a hate crime - and win.