Guys, I’m up to my neck in alligators right now but I just have to say this —

What the hell kind of world do we live in when we can bring terrorists to this country and give them a safe, fair trial, but a federal prosecutor feels the need to withdraw from a case with the Aryan Brotherhood?

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Hileman, who has withdrawn from a large federal racketeering case against alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas prison gang, cited “security reasons” in an email he sent Monday to defense attorneys involved in the case, according to one lawyer who received the email.

“He sent the email to every lawyer representing a defendant in the Aryan Brotherhood federal case, and he said — very short email — that he was withdrawing for security reasons,” Houston attorney Katherine Scardino told TPM on Tuesday.

What the hell is going on?

More tomorrow.  I am sure of that.

Thanks to Aggieland Liz for the heads up.