Ahmad Khan Rahimi knows what kinds of claims play among Leftists today. He is sounding all the right chords to get himself back on the street, and in today’s society, it may just work.
“Man convicted of planting explosives in N.Y. argues he shot at N.J. cops in self-defense. Jury to decide.” by Rebecca Panico, American Military News, October 6, 2019:
The lawyer for the Elizabeth man accused of attempting to kill five Linden cops during a shootout as he was arrested on charges he placed bombs in Seaside Park and New York tried to convince jurors that Ahmed Khan Rahimi opened fire in self-defense and in fear of his life.
Jurors are set to begin deliberations Thursday on the fate of Rahimi, 31, of Elizabeth, on the state charges of attempted murder. Rahimi was already convicted in federal court of planting the bombs in Manhattan and received two life sentences. He still faces separate federal charges for allegedly placing explosives along a military charity 5K race in Seaside Park.
Nicholas Kormann, Rahimi’s public defender, said in closing arguments Thursday in Superior Court that Rahimi was acting in self-defense….
“They’re brave men and maybe they did good work,” Kormann later added of the Linden police. “But they’re not victims of attempted murder in any way, shape or form.”