Hoyer Says U.S. Should Consider Holding Trials at Guantanamo

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said today the U.S. should consider holding civilian trials for terrorism suspects at the military base and prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, instead of in the U.S.

Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the House, suggested trying the suspects at Guantanamo Bay as a way of preserving civilian court trials for terrorist suspects without posing a security risk to Americans. He appeared on the CBS “Face the Nation” program.