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Eric Holder: There has never been, as far as I know, a terrorism trial that ended in a pretrial release of somebody on the basis of…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
There has never been, as far as I know, a terrorism trial that ended in a pretrial release of somebody on the basis of some technicality.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder emphasizes the historical precedent against releasing terrorists due to technicalities.

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