I do not think the people are happy with the decision. I think there are clear advantages to trying cases by military commission as opposed to what can become a spectacle of a trial with high-paid defense lawyers and others focused on using that as a forum.
Sessions expresses public dissatisfaction with trials in federal court versus military commissions.
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