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Mike Lee: “The U.S. Government will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
The U.S. Government will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Lee references the President's stance on military detention of citizens.

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