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On the recordJuly 6, 2009
One of the big concerns that we have as a Nation, Mr. Johnson, is what percentage of the Guantanamo Bay detainees do you believe will be held off the battlefield but never go to an Article III court or a military commission trial?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham raises concerns about detainees not facing trials.

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