Gillibrand, McCaskill Rekindle Debate After High-Profile Military Sexual-Assault Case
The National Journal reports:
One court decision. Two polar-opposite conclusions.
That’s the story on Capitol Hill on Monday after sexual-assault charges in a high-profile case against an Army general were thrown out in military court under a plea deal for lesser violations.
The case further fueled Democrats’ intra-party fight over how to handle military sexual assault, a struggle that pits New York’s Kirsten Gillibrand against Missouri’s Claire McCaskill. Following the plea deal, both senators remained as dug in as ever.
