Sentence:  He <WSD>claims</WSD> that he was denied due process of law in violation of the Fifth Amendment , because ( 1 ) at a hearing before a hearing officer of the Department of Justice , he was not permitted to rebut statements attributed to him by the local board , and ( 2 ) at the trial , he was denied the right to have the hearing officer 's report and the original report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as to his claim . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing