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Lindsey Graham: “I am the biggest advocate that an American citizen such as Mr. Padilla should be tried in Federal court. The man who was…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2007
I am the biggest advocate that an American citizen such as Mr. Padilla should be tried in Federal court. The man who was caught working with the Taliban in Afghanistan was in Federal court. Moussaoui was in Federal court because we didn't have the Military Commissions Act. An American citizen will be tried in Federal court with all the rights of an American citizen available to them.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing the trial of American citizens in Federal court.

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