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Lindsey Graham: “But under domestic criminal law, the moment the person is in the hands of the U.S. Government, they are entitled to be…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2009
But under domestic criminal law, the moment the person is in the hands of the U.S. Government, they are entitled to be told they have a right to a lawyer and can remain silent.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham outlines legal rights under domestic criminal law for captured terrorists.

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