A federal judge ruled Friday that prosecutors in a New York City terror case can seek the death penalty for the suspect, calling the defense’s argument that President Trump’s tweets on capital punishment had politicized the case “pure speculation.”
Uzbek immigrant Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 31, was arrested after he allegedly plowed through a bike path near the World Trade Center in October 2017 with a box truck, leaving eight dead and at least a dozen injured. He reportedly told authorities he was inspired by Islamic State videos that used similar attack tactics.
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