nobody knows how long the rule will last, starts to fade the moment you invoke it, probably 48 hours is the outer limit. the questioning will be done once it begins by something called high value detainee interrogation group. this was set up by the government and it consists of members of the fbi, cia and defense department. they ll do the initial questioning. and then after that 48-hour or whatever, how many hours of the public safety exception expires, then the government will have to give him the miranda warning and, of course, what happens in many of these cases, it certainly was true of the so-called underwear bomber, people continue to answer questions. mutallab initially resisted, then decided to talk. faisal shahzad wanted to talk. they will proceed in court. this will be somewhat controversial. as you know, there are some republicans in congress who think that terrorist acts should be punished in a military
warning, won t be told about the right to remain silent. once he is physically able to answer questions, they will begin to answer questions under new federal procedure. mike isikoff is familiar with this as well, he has reported on its development, the government will invoke something called the public safety rule. it is a court ordered, judge made rule that says when there s an imminent threat to public safety, when you need to answer questions to make sure there s no additional threat, nobody else, no co-conspirator, no outstanding plots, you can ask someone questions without miranda warning and answers are admissible in court. nobody knows how long the rule will last, starts to fade the moment you invoke it, probably 48 hours is the outer limit. the questioning will be done once it begins by something called high value detainee interrogation group. this was set up by the