If we closed Guantanamo Bay and a military tribunal or some other tribunal determines that an individual is not guilty of a particular war crime with which they're charged and they're ordered released, if we closed Guantanamo Bay and put these detainees at Ft. Leavenworth, or somebody else, and their home country won't take them back, what do you propose we do with them?
Cornyn raises concerns about the future of detainees if Guantanamo Bay is closed.
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the fact of the matter, it’s dead, and that’s all we could do under these circumstances.
President Trump needs someone in this role, as well with a strong legal mind, but who also is close enough to him to give him confidential legal advice to tell him hard truths.
I don’t know whether they think they can wait us out or … we’ll cave. But I assure you, we won’t.
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