Kirsten Gillibrand

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Kirsten Gillibrand @SenGillibrand

Far too many service members lost faith in our military justice system while untrained and potentially biased commanders had the power to act as judge and jury. This year's defense bill will strip commanders of all remaining judicial and prosecutorial duties for covered crimes. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 7, 2022

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Kirsten Gillibrand @SenGillibrand

If you watched #IAmVanessaGuillen on @netflix, I've got an exciting update. While I fought hard alongside @mguilen_ to get real reforms into last year's defense bill, some of the most crucial provisions were cut at the last minute. But we got them into this year's defense bill. — PolitiTweet.org

Vanessa Guillén was only 20 years old when she was found murdered on a US Army base. Rather than submit to silenc… https://t.co/uxyiHd6QOo

Posted Dec. 7, 2022

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Kirsten Gillibrand @SenGillibrand

That means that commanders won't be able to choose who serves on the jury, which expert witnesses can be called, or even whether to grant someone immunity. Instead, those responsibilities will be given to trained, independent professionals. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 7, 2022