The Trump administration is confirming it's open to considering Sayfullo Saipov an 'enemy combatant' and trying to figure out how to send him to the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as first suggested by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Sayfullo Saipov, originally from Uzbekistan, is the lead suspect in the New York City terror attack which left 8 dead.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed they belive he's probably an enemy combatant and not just a murderer. The reporter asking is Major Garrett of CBS News.
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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tried to walk back any suggestions that any end run might be taken around American legal procedure, after President Trump called for strong, swift justice.
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