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On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
I disagree with him that the military tribunal is the right answer in every case; I disagree with him that Mirandizing people is the wrong answer in every case.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse expresses disagreement with Sessions on military tribunals and Mirandizing suspects.

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