McCarthy was a key member of the terrorism prosecution team after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing . Starting in the late 1990 's , however , he became a vocal skeptic of the use the Southern District of New York 's law enforcement infrastructure as the primary method of countering terrorism , stating : “ We 've become headquarters for counterterrorism in the United States ... . Not the CIA . Not anyplace in Washington . The U.S. attorney ’s office for the Southern District of New York . From the country ’s perspective , it ’s not a good thing . ” A prosecutor ’s job , he added , “ is not the national security of the United States . ” He harshly criticized the Obama administration for trying suspected terrorists in civilian courts
1993 World Trade Center bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
Andrew C. McCarthy