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Lindsey Graham: “The Senator is absolutely right. The flexibility of whether to Mirandize somebody exists. I don't know what is the best…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2011
The Senator is absolutely right. The flexibility of whether to Mirandize somebody exists. I don't know what is the best way. I do believe the best start is to take the Christmas Day Bomber off the plane and interrogate him in terms of what he knows about future attacks, how he planned this attack, and worry about prosecution in a secondary fashion. The only way you can do that is through a military custody intelligence-gathering process. At the end of the day, I do believe it makes a lot of sense for the Congress to weigh in. We have not done it before. We have balanced this out. The administration's concerns have been met as much as I know how to meet them, and I am very proud of the work product.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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Nov 17, 2011

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