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Mamdani under fire after symbolic 9/11 pen goes to former al Qaeda defense lawyer
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What happenedNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces backlash for handing a 9/11 ceremonial pen to aide Ramzi Kassem, who represented a convicted al Qaeda member.
The headline splitFox News Politics frames it as "Mamdani under fire after symbolic 9/11 pen goes to former al Qaeda defense lawyer". Legal Insurrection frames it as "Mamdani’s 9/11 Pen Goes to Lawyer for Al Qaeda Operative".
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Right / center-rightMamdani under fire after symbolic 9/11 pen goes to former al Qaeda defense lawyer
Mamdani’s 9/11 Pen Goes to Lawyer for Al Qaeda Operative
He later represented Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist detained by ICE, and was tapped by Mamdani as chief counsel last December. The post Mamdani’s 9/11 Pen Goes to Lawyer f...
Mamdani draws outrage by handing 9/11 pen to attorney who helped defend al-Qaida terrorist
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed executive orders recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and handed one of the pens to his chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem,...
