aiding the enemy and to grant a pardon at this point would simply really be wasting the millions of dollars that it cost to put on this trial. all right. thank you very much, chris lawrence. and news now on a major terror trial that we ve been following the fate of nadal hasan, the army psychiatrist accused of murdering 13 people in a shooting rampage nearly three years ago is tonight formally and finally at long last in the hands of the military jury. hasan represented himself in the case, although, you wouldn t know it. you know, we ve been watching every day when he would cross-examine a witness. when he would actually perhaps give his closing statement. today he declined to give a closing statement. he never called a single witness to the stand. hasan has indicated he would welcome the death penalty. according to a mental health evaluation leaked by hasan he told a military panel, quote, if i died by lethal injection, i would still be a martyr. and now our second story outfr
the obama administration has gone after whistle-blowers vigorously. the military prosecutors wanted to put manning away for 60 years, try to convict him on aiding the enemy and to grant a pardon at this point would simply really be wasting the millions of dollars that it cost to put on this trial. all right. thank you very much, chris lawrence. and news now on a major terror trial that we ve been following the fate of nadal hasan, the army psychiatrist accused of murdering 13 people in a shooting rampage nearly three years ago is tonight formally and finally at long last in the hands of the military jury. hasan represented himself in the case, although, you wouldn t know it. you know, we ve been watching every day when he would cross-examine a witness. when he would actually perhaps give his closing statement. today he declined to give a closing statement. he never called a single witness to the stand. hasan has indicated he would welcome the death penalty. according to a mental he
police ended it when they shot major hasan and paralyzed him. according to these just released documents major hasan told the military panel that he could be in jail for the rest of his life. but he added if he dies by lethal injection he will become a martyr. of course, this death penalty is still on the table for major hasan. and today in court, we heard about more of the evidence against him. casey stegall is live at fort hood for us tonight. casey? yeah, shepard, today we heard from fbi agents who processed the crime scene. what they characterize as an elaborate crime scene. so elaborate, of course in fact, they tell us they ran out of evidence markers and had to begin using post it notes in order to document everything. special agent susan martin testified there were bodies, shell casings, magazines and pieces of medical equipment scattered across the floor. total 146 shell casings recovered inside and six magazines. the large flat screen
he represented himself. had to get up to the stand. he should had put gun to their heads. mr. miller had to cross-examine them. it was horrible. this is a federal court so we re dealing with jurors, not a regular jury so to speak. i think it be actually easier for the victims because you will have a military panel who i think will order keep it more orderly. megyn: even if it s orderly, you can t underestimate the trauma to the people that have been shot. 30 victims who were shot and survived. some are severely wounded. is there any way to shut that down. let the defense attorneys do the cross-examination and somehow shutting down the terrorist rhetoric.
report could affect how hasan is perceived by military panel lists deciding his fate and that could become the basis of an appeal if found guilty. alan the supposition there is this guy grows a beard knowing that it s going to make him look back in front of a jury of his pierce because you are not allowed to have beards in the million tear wroe and that becomes th military, and that becomes the basis of an appeal. i wonder if indeed he grew it after the fact and now claims religious exemption is that fair if he didn t have the religious exepl shan prior to that. in terms of an appeal it s important to preserve an argument if you re a defendant. he asked for the beard he won t be able to appeal. the new judge just put on the record that he voluntarily is waiving his right to appeal based on the beard, and more important than how long it takes is that we get the judgment right in the end, and that there is not an appealable issue. so making sure that he on the record said he wants th