Inside the Unfounded Claim That DeSantis Abused Guantánamo Detainees
A former prisoner’s story of mistreatment at the hands of Ron DeSantis made headlines. But The New York Times found no evidence to back it up.
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A former prisoner’s story of mistreatment at the hands of Ron DeSantis made headlines. But The New York Times found no evidence to back it up.
When Jodie Foster first strides into the Guantanamo Bay detention center in “The Mauritanian,” you may stifle a smile, even under such thoroughly mirthless circumstances. It’s a grim descent, preceded by barbed-wire fences, tight security checks and warnings about what to do (don’t panic, sit tight) if a detainee happens to lunge across the table. Still, as long marches down hellish prison corridors go, it’s arguably preferable to the walk Foster took 30 years ago in “The Silence of the Lambs”: This time, she’s not an anxious FBI trainee but a seasoned defense attorney, and th...