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Kirsten Gillibrand: “We don't trust the system. We don't trust the chain of command. We don't believe justice will be done.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
We don't trust the system. We don't trust the chain of command. We don't believe justice will be done.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand emphasizes the lack of trust victims have in the military justice system.

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