Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) clashed Tuesday over the issue of the release of detainees from the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, during the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Graham had just concluded his questioning of Judge Jackson, noting that in her previous career as a federal public defender, she had provided legal services for terror detainees in the early days after the 9/11 attacks.
Jackson stressed that she had been deeply moved by the attacks, and
noted that her brother had been motivated to join the military by the
attacks. But she also stressed that under the Constitution, every
individual had the right to a legal defense...........To Read More...
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