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Thom Tillis: “What do you believe is the proper authority under which the President could decide to unilaterally close Guantanamo and…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
What do you believe is the proper authority under which the President could decide to unilaterally close Guantanamo and move inmates to the U.S. by executive action?
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

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Senator Tillis asks about the President's authority to close Guantanamo.

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