Claire McCaskill actually said...

"At the beginning of the trial process, deciding whether or not there is sufficient evidence to support the charges, the character of the defendant should be irrelevant."

"I need to know how many cases you all have taken that civilian prosecutors declined to prosecute."

"This has been done before by our allies to great effect."

"Now Secretary Hagel has said the most important thing we can do is prosecute the offenders, deal with those that have broken the law and committed the crime."