And so Gillibrand, and this is back 2013 when I was a brand new baby senator had just been elected. Kirsten was leading the charge, saying this doesn't make any sense. And The decision of whether to prosecute should not be made by the commanding officer, but rather should be made by a career military prosecutor. So in the military, but not in the chain of command. So not, not connected to, to the alleged violator. And I will tell you, the Pentagon fought tooth and nail. (25:25–25:35)
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Asserts that the decision to prosecute military sexual assault cases should be made by a career military prosecutor, not a commanding officer.
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