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Lindsey Graham

We've got fifty people at Gitmo that are too dangerous to be let go that will never go through a normal criminal trial. Let's create a new legal system, so they'll have their day in court.

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Lindsey Graham is saying that there are fifty detainees at Guantanamo Bay considered too risky to release but who cannot be tried in regular courts. He suggests setting up a special legal process to ensure these individuals still face some form of judicial review.

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