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Jon Kyl: “You have repeatedly said that your decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Article III courts is because that is where…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2009
You have repeatedly said that your decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Article III courts is because that is where you have the best chance to prosecute.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Kyl questions Attorney General Holder's reasoning for trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in federal court.

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