Among Cooper 's notable cases in the U.S. District Court is the criminal case of Ahmed Abu Khattala , who is charged with orchestrating the 2012 Benghazi attack . In a pretrial evidentiary ruling , Cooper denied Khattala 's motion to suppress statements he made to FBI agents while detained on the Navy ship USS '' New York '' en route to the United States , a significant victory for federal prosecutors . Trial began in October 2017
2012 Benghazi attack
2012 Benghazi attack
Christopher R. Cooper