I will just say, I think that is right. I appreciate the President reevaluating the position taken by his Attorney General. I think it was based on a number of errors in analysis of the nature of the conflict we are in and the status of law, frankly, in America today. I have written about that in the Politico publication. I will make a point or two about the five errors, mistakes, sometimes even falsehoods, it seems to me, that have been put forth to justify trying military combatants--unlawful combatants, really--in civilian courts and why this is not a good idea and some of the thought processes we should go through.
Pete Sessions: “I will just say, I think that is right. I appreciate the President reevaluating the position taken by his Attorney…”
On the recordMarch 5, 2010
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Sessions discusses the potential use of military tribunals for 9/11 suspects and critiques the Attorney General's previous stance.
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