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In January 2021 Trivett was the prosecutor who announced the Guantanamo suspects would be offered [[Covid 19]] vacciations.<ref name=thehill2021-01-28/> | In January 2021 Trivett was the prosecutor who announced the Guantanamo suspects would be offered [[Covid 19]] vacciations.<ref name=thehill2021-01-28/> | ||
In September, 2021, Trivett had to try to explain yet additional delays.<ref name=nytimes2021-09-07/> | |||
In November, 2021, Trivett tried to explain to reporters the implications of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) changing its classification of some secret documents.<ref name=nytimes2021-11-05/> Redacted versions had already been made available to the Defense attorneys, and the CIA's change of classifications required a whole new set of documents to be made available. Trivett said a military team would have to first review the CIA's changes, before that new set could be made available. | In November, 2021, Trivett tried to explain to reporters the implications of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) changing its classification of some secret documents.<ref name=nytimes2021-11-05/> Redacted versions had already been made available to the Defense attorneys, and the CIA's change of classifications required a whole new set of documents to be made available. Trivett said a military team would have to first review the CIA's changes, before that new set could be made available. | ||
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[[Carol Rosenberg]] reports Trivett has served as a prosecutor, for the [[Guantanamo military commissions]] since 2008.<ref name=nytimes2022-03-20/> However, since 2022, he has been assigned greater responsibility. Rosenberg reports Trivett will be taking a new role in a new attempt to agree to plea bargains with [[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], and the four other men charged with him. In these negotiations prosecutors have been authorized to take the death penalty off the table. | [[Carol Rosenberg]] reports Trivett has served as a prosecutor, for the [[Guantanamo military commissions]] since 2008.<ref name=nytimes2022-03-20/> However, since 2022, he has been assigned greater responsibility. Rosenberg reports Trivett will be taking a new role in a new attempt to agree to plea bargains with [[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], and the four other men charged with him. In these negotiations prosecutors have been authorized to take the death penalty off the table. | ||
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Revision as of 23:42, 20 March 2022
| Clayton Trivett | |
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| Occupation | lawyer |
| Known for | Guantanamo prosecutor |
Clayton Trivett is a lawyer with the US military.[1][2] As of 2022 he is a Commander in the United States Navy Reserve.[3]
In January 2021 Trivett was the prosecutor who announced the Guantanamo suspects would be offered Covid 19 vacciations.[2]
In September, 2021, Trivett had to try to explain yet additional delays.[4]
In November, 2021, Trivett tried to explain to reporters the implications of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) changing its classification of some secret documents.[5] Redacted versions had already been made available to the Defense attorneys, and the CIA's change of classifications required a whole new set of documents to be made available. Trivett said a military team would have to first review the CIA's changes, before that new set could be made available.
Carol Rosenberg reports Trivett has served as a prosecutor, for the Guantanamo military commissions since 2008.[3] However, since 2022, he has been assigned greater responsibility. Rosenberg reports Trivett will be taking a new role in a new attempt to agree to plea bargains with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and the four other men charged with him. In these negotiations prosecutors have been authorized to take the death penalty off the table.
References
- ↑ Carol Rosenberg. Prosecutors Struggle to Resume Guantánamo Trials, The New York Times, 2020-07-27, p. A13. Retrieved on 2022-03-21. “A prosecutor, Clayton G. Trivett, notified defense lawyers last week of the planning, which he said would consolidate court hearings and personnel to prevent “posing unnecessary risk to the resident base population of 6,000 people.””
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zack Budryk. Guantanamo Bay prisoners to be offered coronavirus vaccines, The Hill, 2021-01-28. Retrieved on 2022-03-21. “Trivett said the base could begin providing the shots to prisoners who consented as early as next Monday. The prison complex houses 40 detainees.”
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Carol Rosenberg. The 9/11 Trial: Why Are Plea Bargain Talks Underway?, The New York Times, 2022-03-20, p. A13. Retrieved on 2022-03-21. “Now a trial prosecutor who has been on the case since the George W. Bush administration, Clayton G. Trivett Jr., is in talks with defense lawyers about trading guilty pleas for at most life in prison without parole.”
- ↑ Carol Rosenberg. Proceedings in 9/11 Case Resume, and Then Are Delayed Again, The New York Times, 2021-09-07, p. A17. Retrieved on 2022-03-21. “A lawyer for Mr. Mohammed had just begun to question the new judge, Col. Matthew N. McCall, about the circumstances of his assignment to the case when a prosecutor, Clayton G. Trivett Jr., announced that the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review had issued a 23-page ruling on a challenge to the military commission judge selection process.”
- ↑ Carol Rosenberg. Some Sept. 11 Trial Secrets May Not Be Secrets Anymore, The New York Times, 2021-11-05, p. A15. Retrieved on 2022-03-21. “A lead prosecutor, Clayton G. Trivett Jr., agreed to the review, saying that 'there is some reconciliation that needs to be done' by his team. He said prosecutors would compare documents released by the C.I.A. under FOIA to those his team had prepared and given to defense lawyers.”