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Lindsey Graham: “This concern that this is a buddy-buddy system, I just want the public to understand that the convening authority…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
This concern that this is a buddy-buddy system, I just want the public to understand that the convening authority, particularly for general courts-martial that would involve a case of rape or some serious sexual assault, is a distance away from the unit in question.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham addresses concerns about potential biases in the military justice system.

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