As a JAG officer in the first Gulf War, I wrote the practice and procedures for article V tribunals. I participated in the tribunals to determine status, a person's status. The President of the United States does not participate in that process. So, please, don't be silly and just make things up.
Defending the role of the President in military tribunal procedures.
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