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Mike Coffman: “That is an abuse of the authority of the chief legal counsel of the Department of Defense to have made that decision…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
That is an abuse of the authority of the chief legal counsel of the Department of Defense to have made that decision, which I believe is a political decision, and really has nothing to do with the case.
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Mike Coffman
Republican · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Coffman criticizes a legal decision by the Department of Defense as politically motivated.

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