Even a pardoned traitor would still be a traitor.Men infinitely better than Manning died trying to find and rescue him.That’s what really pisses me off about him.
Are you confusing the other traitor Bergdahl with Manning, not to be confused still more by the arch traitor Eddy Snowjob?
Yes, you are correct. NEITHER pardons the crime; only the sentence. However, the status of a pardon does offer some better sense of legality in terms of restoration of ‘benefits’ than does a commutation. Of course, I’m just an old fart and I could very well be wrong, but this is what I believe.