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Bin Laden’s son-in-law stands trial in federal court

The trial for Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, opened on Friday in New York, making him the most senior al-Qaida operative to be tried in federal court. Abu Ghaith is charged with conspiring to kill Americans and providing material support to al-Qaida. How is his case playing out ? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Chris Matthews, who is covering the case for the Wall Street Journal.