Protect Our Defenders: Advocacy Videos Fix the Broken Military Justice System - Full Press Conference - 12/2/14
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Fix the Broken Military Justice System - Full Press Conference - 12/2/14

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Washington DC - On Tuesday, December 2, at 10:00 AM E.T., U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a press conference to discuss her bipartisan Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA) with Susan Collins (R-ME), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ...See moreWashington DC - On Tuesday, December 2, at 10:00 AM E.T., U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a press conference to discuss her bipartisan Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA) with Susan Collins (R-ME), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Rand Paul (R-KY). The legislation would remove the decision to prosecute major felonies, including rape and sexual assault, from the conflicted and often-biased chain of command, and put it in the hands of professionally trained, independent prosecutors. Senator Gillibrand is leading a bipartisan coalition of Senators to reintroduce and pass MJIA as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is expected to be voted on in December. At the event, former Air Force Chief Prosecutor Colonel Don Christensen (Ret.), joined Senator Gillibrand and others in support of MJIA. This was be Col Christensen's first media appearance since announcing in a New York Times Magazine cover story that he has left the Air Force after 23 years to become President of Protect Our Defenders (POD). Having served 21 years as an U.S. Air Force JAG, four as the Chief Prosecutor-the longest tenure for anyone in that position-as well as a defense attorney and a judge in a number of high profile cases, Col Christensen brings a unique perspective to the ongoing sexual assault crisis in the military, and has witnessed first hand the failures of the military justice system. Written by Protect Our Defenders See less

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Richard Blumenthal Self - U.S. Senator (as Sen. Richard Blumenthal) Self - U.S. Senator (as Sen. Richard Blumenthal) See fewer	Athlete A (2020)
Barbara Boxer Self - U.S. Senator Self - U.S. Senator See fewer	Traffic (2000)
Don Christensen Self - Fmr Air Force Prosecutor Self - Fmr Air Force Prosecutor See fewer	Stars and Stripes (2010)
Susan Collins Self - Maine Senator (as Sen. Susan Collins) Self - Maine Senator (as Sen. Susan Collins) See fewer	Pupil of the Eye (2007)
Ted Cruz Self - U.S. Senator (as Sen. Ted Cruz) Self - U.S. Senator (as Sen. Ted Cruz) See fewer	Lady Ballers (2023)
Kirsten Gillibrand Self - U.S. Senator (as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand) Self - U.S. Senator (as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Chuck Grassley Self - U.S. Senator (as Sen. Charles Grassley) Self - U.S. Senator (as Sen. Charles Grassley) See fewer	Traffic (2000)
Mazie Hirono Self Self See fewer	The Daily Show: Ears Edition (2018)
Rand Paul Self - Kentucky Senator (as Sen. Rand Paul) Self - Kentucky Senator (as Sen. Rand Paul) See fewer	SenatorRandPaul (2011)