getting. why did it take so long and how could this very dangerous guy be sipping mango juice at a cafe and you guys couldn t pick him up. now we re getting asked, well, wasn t he just low-hanging fruit and why does it matter? he matters. we believe we ve got a strong case. reporter: khattala, shown here in what is believed to be his arrival at the courthouse this morning, will be provided a lawyer and has presumably been read his miranda rights. the u.s. district courthouse in washington is an unusual choice of venue to try khattala. most high-profile terrorism suspects have been tried in federal court houses in new york or alexandria, virginia, which have more experience with these kind of terrorism cases. even transport of khattala back and forth to the jailhouse will be difficult given downtown traffic here in washington, d.c. right now the security here at the courthouse is very tight. we re told that khattala will be presented before a judge later
support to terrorists when he appears before the judge at 3:30 p.m. today, at that point he will be read the charges and assigned a lawyer. khattala had been held and questioned by the cia and u.s. military intelligence interrogators on board the uss new york since his capture by delta operators on june 15th at his villa south of benghazi. it s funny, you know. within an hour of us saying that we got him, the questions we were getting, are why did it take so long and how could this very dangerous guy be sipping mango juice at a cafe and you guys couldn t pick him up? now we re getting asked, well, wasn t he just low hanging fruit, and why does it matter? he matters. we believe we ve got a strong days. reporter: how strong that case is we ll have a better idea when the judge reads the charge or charges at 3:30 p.m. today. we re awaiting that now. back to you. jennifer griffin live in washington, thanks.