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Angus King: “Senator Gillibrand has suggested that we ought to take this out of the chain of command because that is a problem in the…”

On the recordJune 3, 2013
Senator Gillibrand has suggested that we ought to take this out of the chain of command because that is a problem in the prosecution.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Discusses the proposal to remove prosecution decisions from military command structure.

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