Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on the US.
The case marks the first time victims of abuse at the hands of US soldiers in Iraq in 2004 have testified in court.
Defence contractor CACI, whose employees worked at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib, ordered to pay damages after 15-year legal delays.
Polls suggest some Republican voters are willing to back Harris. But she could also bleed votes because of Cheney.