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Acting as war criminals? >> senator, i don't remember that accusation, but i will say that -- >> do you believe that's true, that america was acting as war criminals in holding these detainees? >> senator, the supreme court held that the executive branch has the authority to detain people who are designated as enemy combatants for the duration of the hostilities and what i was doing in the context of the habeus petitions at this very early stage in the process was making allegations to preserve issues on behalf of my clients. a habeus petition is like a complaint that lawyers make -- >> you kn...

Oftentimes fierce lines of questioning from her republican critics. >> good morning, mr. chairman. . >> this second day is known affectionately by a term of medieval justice known as the trial by ar deal. >> reporter: the firestorm from the republican camp. senator lindsey graham of south carolina questioned her defense of guantanamo bay detainees. >> do you believe that's true, that america was acting as war criminals in holding these detainees? >> senator, the supreme court held that the executive branch has the short to detain people who are designated as enemy combatants for the duration o...

Views. >> andy mccarthy your take so far. >> i agree with jonathan. i've also been surprised that she has been more willing to elaborate on things than i expected. i thought she would -- i don't want to say dodge the questions but i thought she would seek refuge in the ginsburg rule and try to be kurt when it came to things that might come before the court. a very interesting exchange with senator graham about whether the nation is still at war and what that portends for our authority under the laws of war to detain enemy combatants. it seems to me that a lot of us have been saying for many ye...

End from senator lindsey graham was some theatrics, some emotion during specifically, i want to focus in on his questioning when it came to guantanamo bay detainees. graham pressing the judge on whether or not she supports the indefinite detention of enemy combatants or if she believes it's unlawful as she had argued. what do you think of her response in that moment and that entire exchange? >> he hit several points where he became very emotional on the military. he is a former judge advocate general. he's also had a strong interest in military issues, but he was caricaturing her writings from...

President bush and former secretary rumsfeld in their official capacities. you were advocating on behalf of individuals who argued had they were civilians wrongly classified as enemy combatants. and the individuals raised more than a dozen claims for relief. one of which was an allegation that the government had sanctioned torture against the individuals who constituted war crimes. alien tort statue allows courts to hear cases for alleged violations of the law of nations or the treaties of the united states. apparently this is what senator cornyn was referencing. so to be clear, there is no ti...