Washington (CNN) -- Did the FBI make the right decision in reading the suspected underwear bomber his Miranda rights and placing him in the civilian court system only hours after he was detained for trying to blow up a Northwest flight on Christmas? That question has been at the heart of heated discussions on Capitol Hill. This is what we know about the interrogations: FBI Director Robert Mueller said suspect Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab was interviewed twice by what Mueller called some of the best FBI agents. Officials said the first interrogation lasted about 50 minutes, and the second was shorter. AbdulMutallab provided information that "has already proved useful in the fight against al Qaeda," Justice Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
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FBI read suspected underwear bomber his Miranda rights just hours after being detained
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Senior intelligence, Homeland Security officials testify they were not consulted
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Some members of Congress outraged AbdulMutallab wasn't held over for military trial
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They say he was providing valuable intelligence on al Qaeda before being Mirandized
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