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This image provided by the FBI in a U.S. District Court filing in Washington on feb. 29, 2019, shows Mustafa al-Imam after his capture in October 2017. The interrogation of the Libyan militant accused of playing an instrumental role in the 2012 Benghazi attacks may be admitted at his trial next month, a federal judge ruled April 8, 2019. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper rejected defense attorneys’ claims that al-Imam had been suffering from mental trauma and seasickness in the days after his 2017 abduction in Libya. Al-Imam is scheduled to stand trial in May 2019 in Washington on murder and terrorism charges. (FBI via AP)

Judge: Militant’s statements may be used in Benghazi trial

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 2, 2017, file courtroom sketch depicts Ahmed Abu Khattala listening to a interpreter through earphones during the opening statement by assistant U.S. attorney John Crabb, second from left, at federal court in Washington, in the trial presided by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper. Defense attorney Jeffery Robinson, sits behind Crabb in a light blue suit and Michelle Peterson, also a member of the defense team, is at far right. A federal jury has found a suspected Libyan militant not guilty of the most serious charges stemming from the 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Jurors on Nov. 28, 2017, convicted Ahmed Abu Khattala of terrorism-related charges but acquitted him of murder. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Libyan cleared of murder charges in Benghazi attack

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

Prosectors contend Ahmed Abu Khattala (third from right) "wanted the U.S. out" of Libya when he masterminded the 2012 Benghazi attack. (Associated Press)

Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi suspect, convicted on 4 of 18 criminal charges

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Prosectors contend Ahmed Abu Khattala (third from right) "wanted the U.S. out" of Libya when he masterminded the 2012 Benghazi attack. (Associated Press)

Benghazi attack mastermind ‘wanted the U.S. out,’ prosecutors say

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The FBI said that Ahmed Abu Khattala, who was allegedly behind the Benghazi attack of Sept. 11, 2012, suffered bruises during his arrest when he resisted authorities. (Associated Press)

Benghazi mastermind was treated fairly while in custody, FBI says

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 28, 2014, file courtroom sketch, United States Magistrate, Judge John Facciola, swearing in the defendant, Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khattala, wearing a headphone, as his attorney Michelle Peterson watches during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington. The trial of Khattala, the Libyan militant accused of being the mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attacks is scheduled to begin on Oct. 2, 2017. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)

Bodyguard gives harrowing account of Benghazi attack

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

A map of Benghazi, Libya, was carried into federal court in the District of Columbia on Monday as a trial began for Ahmed Abu Khattala, the suspected mastermind of the 2012 attacks on a diplomatic compound that killed four Americans. (Associated Press)

Scott Wickland testifies in Ahmed Abu Khattala trial

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Ahmed Abu Khattala, the only person to be prosecuted in relation to the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is charged with murder of an officer of the United States, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and other crimes. His trial begins Monday in federal court in the District of Columbia and is expected to run for at least four weeks. (Associated Press/File)

Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi suspect, set for federal criminal court trial

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 2, 2014 file photo, US Marshals patrol the area outside federal court in Washington where Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khattala, charged in the deadly attack at the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, is being held for a detention hearing. After Ahmed Abu Khattala was captured in Libya last year to face charges for the Benghazi attacks, he was brought to the U.S. on a 13-day sea trip that his lawyers say should have been done in 13 hours by plane. The prosecution of Abu Khattala is focusing attention again on an interrogation strategy that the Obama administration has used in just a handful of recent terrorism cases. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Benghazi case focuses attention on U.S. interrogation strategy

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Ahmed Abu Khattala, the only person to be prosecuted in relation to the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is charged with murder of an officer of the United States, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and other crimes. His trial begins Monday in federal court in the District of Columbia and is expected to run for at least four weeks. (Associated Press/File)

EDITORIAL: Bungled prosecution gives Benghazi defendant constitutional protection

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on the questionable veracity of claims surrounding the captured Benghazi terror suspect by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

TIMMERMAN: Finding a patsy in Benghazi

By Kenneth R. Timmerman

Lawyers for Benghazi terrorist suspect Ahmed Abu Khattala said Wednesday their client is innocent of accusations that he helped lead the attack that killed four Americans, including a U.S. ambassador. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren)

Khattala’s lawyers say government has presented ‘lack of evidence’ in Benghazi attack

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Federal prosecutors won a new 18-count indictment against accused Benghazi attacker Ahmed Abu Khatallah on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2014. (Associated Press)

Benghazi terror suspect to remain in federal custody

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Jan. 8, 2014, file photo shows Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Marco Rubio: Benghazi suspect should be interrogated at Guantanamo

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

KENDALL: Justice for the Benghazi victims

By Mary Claire Kendall