Lindsey Graham: “I was in the camp that we are at war, and, in past wars, you do not…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017

I was in the camp that we are at war, and, in past wars, you do not give enemy prisoners lawyers.

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Graham discusses his stance on legal representation for enemy prisoners during war.

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Lindsey Graham: “I was in the camp that we are at war, and, in past wars, you do not give enemy prisoners lawyers.”