(CNN) Donald Trump has come under fire for recommending US citizens accused of terrorism be prosecuted before military tribunals. This evidence might have been admissible in a military tribunal with less stringent evidentiary standards. While the Military Commissions Act of 2006 limits military tribunal trials to non-citizens only, the federal law argument is still a flawed critique. Trump was asked by a reporter, "Would you try to get military commissions to try U.S. As the Washington Times points out, the eight co-conspirators of John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, were all tried in military court.

Source: CNN August 17, 2016 02:03 UTC