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John McCain: “Would a prohibition on use of testimony obtained through interrogation techniques amounting to cruel, inhuman, or…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2009
Would a prohibition on use of testimony obtained through interrogation techniques amounting to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment be sufficient to satisfy due process if the evidence was otherwise deemed reliable and probative by the military judge and its admission served the best interests of justice?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain questions the sufficiency of due process protections regarding interrogation techniques.

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