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Ash Carter: “I understand the Administration's policy to be that the determination of whether to try detainees in civilian courts…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
I understand the Administration's policy to be that the determination of whether to try detainees in civilian courts versus military commissions is made on a case-by-case basis.
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Ash Carter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Carter supports the Administration's case-by-case approach to detainee trials.

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