Republicans Move To Strip Detainee Authority From Holder And Future Attorneys General | Talking Points Memo

Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are teaming up with Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee to write legislation that would take decisions about trying detainees out of the attorney general’s hands and hand that power to the secretary of defense.


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