
Bipartisan senators go head to head with military brass over sexual assault prosecutions
CNN
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who has been fighting for years to change the way the military prosecutes sexual assault cases, is poised to finally remove those cases from the military's chain of command after the Pentagon's civilian leader endorsed the change last week.
But a major showdown is looming between lawmakers and military leaders over how the US armed forces overhaul their justice system to try to curb sexual assault within the military. The lawmakers pushing for one of the most sweeping changes to the military's judicial code in recent memory say they still are concerned that the military -- and its allies in Congress -- will try to water down changes they argue are necessary after Pentagon leaders have repeatedly failed to address the problem of sexual assault.
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