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Lindsey Graham: I just can't believe, quite frankly, given the Supreme Court cases, that if you close Guantanamo Bay, move the detainees…

On the recordJuly 6, 2009
I just can't believe, quite frankly, given the Supreme Court cases, that if you close Guantanamo Bay, move the detainees within the United States and performed a military commission trial like we did in World War II, that there'd be a substantial difference.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham questions the legal implications of moving detainees to the U.S.

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