Posted on 05/06/2019 8:58:26 PM PDT by Innovative
President Trump has pardoned a former Army lieutenant who was convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner suspected of being an Al Qaeda terrorist, the White House announced Monday evening.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders cited "broad support" for Michael Behenna, of Edmond, Okla., "from the military, Oklahoma elected officials, and the public" -- including 37 generals and admirals, along with a former Pentagon inspector general -- as the reason for Trump's clemency grant. Sanders also said Behenna had been a "model prisoner" while serving his sentence.
"In light of these facts, Mr. Behenna is entirely deserving of this Grant of Executive Clemency," Sanders concluded.
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President Trump appreciates our troops.
There was an earlier article which dud not make it clear that it was a terrorist that the soldier killed.
Trump pardons ex-soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner
He did nine years for smoking an enemy that was resisting capture...
Fantastic news!
Yeah, you’ve got to remember our troops are the real problems around the world, to the Leftists. There is no such thing as a Islamic Terrorist to them.
I wonder if the POS leftists will have a melt down over this?
Back pay and honorable discharge.
Barky Insane O’Bungles passes up NUMEROUS opportunities to be supportive of the military
Lt Behenna is Exhibit 1 of MANY
Bergdahl, Traitor First Class, doesn’t even make the cut
I was following his case and though I don’t recall the details, I do remember it sounded like he was totally railroaded. Well done, Mr. President and God Bless Michael Behanna.
Why is it people confuse clemency with a pardon? If read the story
Correctly he did not get a pardon. He got clemency for time served
So I do not think he will a honorable discharge and back pay.
i looked it up, he got actual pardon not just commutation of sentence.
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Great. Thanks for sharing.
Do they have time for still one more thing to be outraged over?
I wish then they had written the article right then than the way they did it. Evidently whoever wrote it is ignorant of the difference in Clemency and a Pardon.
To quote another great Freeper, “Does the sun rise in the East? Are fish wet?“ Those rat 🐀 bastards, probably have an unlimited amount of time, for one more thing to be outraged over. 😁
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