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Vegas. nearly 500 people were shot all together. he did say in response to a question -- lindsey graham is bringing up the notion that this suspect, sayfullo saipov, should maybe be tried as an enemy combatant. the president said he was open to sending the suspect to guantanamo bay to the u.s. naval facility there, prison at allegheny b guantanamo bay. tell us what he said. >> they believe the terror suspect should be transferred to guantanamo and treated as an enemy combatant. the president sounded open to that. the president can seek to reform the nation's immigration system. he can call the...

Classified as an enemy combat t combatant? >> i would consider that, yes. >> would the president instruct the justice department not to charge him in federal court and to therefore use these powers of enemy combatants and that status to treat him different not only in terms of interrogation but prosecution? >> i don't believe that determination has been made. that's something that we will wait till we get further in the process. >> and as opposed to having him charged in federal court. >> i won't speak to that until -- >> you said you're open to the enemy combatant. >> in terms of how we proce...

Enemy combatant as well. never sent to guantanamo bay. he was sent to the brigg in south carolina and made it into the civilian court system and know behind bars for 17 years. to declare him an enemy combatant would open the door to transfer him to a military prison at least for a time if not permanently. i don't know if the mechanism is there for him to go to guantanamo bay or not though. nobody who has ever been arrested on u.s. soil for committing a crime has gone to guantanamo bay. certainly sarah huckabee sanders said this is an idea that the president supports in principle. she said he's...

Combata combatant. is it possible he would be sent to guantánamo? >> as i understand the process of someone being declared an enemy combatant is sway above my pay grade. this is an office of federal prosecutors. there was a number of federal crimes committed as set forth in the complaint that we were able to prove and we brought the charges and we intend to proceed with them. whether or not someone will be designated as an enemy combatant or not, that's a determination that would be made elsewhere. [ inaudible question ] >> i believe in the history, if you look through precedents, there can b...

Guantanamo bay question, does the president think he should be classified as enemy combatant? >> i would think that, yes. >> would say not to charge him in federal court and therefore use the powers of enemy combatant and that status to treat him differently not only in terms of interrogation but prosecution? >> i don't believe that term nas has been made. i think that's something we'll wait until we get further into the process. >> not having him charged at all in federal court? >> again, i said we haven't made that determination so i won't speak to that. >> you said you are open to the enemy...