Before the beard: Bob Bergdahl (wearing a yellow ribbon) poses with Country and Western star Ashley Monroe (to his right) and other supporters in the weeks after his son disappeared
Posted on 02/26/2017 8:42:05 AM PST by xzins
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his post without permission or orders to do so, in Afghanistan in 2009. He spent 5 years as a prisoner of the Taliban until May 2014 when President Obama traded 5 Taliban prisoners for him. Since being back in the US, he has been awaiting court martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
During the campaign, Trump referred to Bergdahl as a traitor. And Bergdahl’s defense tried to argue that it threatens their client’s chance at a fair trial. That argument was thrown out this past Friday by Judge, Army Col. Jeffery Nance. The judge stated that although Trump’s remarks were “disturbing and disappointing,” they were not a threat to Bergdahl’s due process rights to a fair trial.
He continued by saying: “The accused was merely the foil for delivering that political message. All reasonable members of the public and potential panel members will know that was what he was doing and will not allow the rhetoric to affect their impartiality.”
Did Bergdahl desert? It won’t be long before the trial begins and the truth can begin to unfold. Until then, his defense team cannot use campaign remarks to get the charges dismissed.
Before the beard: Bob Bergdahl (wearing a yellow ribbon) poses with Country and Western star Ashley Monroe (to his right) and other supporters in the weeks after his son disappeared
>> The judge stated that although Trump’s remarks were “disturbing and disappointing,”
Really? Seems this judge is having a problem with impartiality.
Just reading up on it a bit. If he appeals, it will go to the Army Court of Criminal Appeals which will review the case for legal error, factual sufficiency, and sentence appropriateness. After that it would go to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, which under Article 67(c), the Court’s review is limited to issues of law. Only after that would it have the potential to go to the USSC, which from what I read, is a very rare occurrence. All that being said, that sorry sack of $h!t is lucky he wont be put up against a wall. It’s what he deserves, but it will not be what he gets.
Let me see if I understand this right... Trump calling a traitor a traitor is potentially (in the defense’s view) prejudicial, yet Obama’s welcoming him to the White House as a hero is not?
You can’t have it both ways. If you want to act as a political pawn, you are part of the political sphere. Trump gave his opinion, and that’s all it is, an opinion, not a policy.
That's a completely valid point to make.However,I believe that appeals courts are more sensitive to "bias" (my word) that could *increase* a defendant's chances of being convicted,not one that *decreases* the chances.
I'm no lawyer and have no experience in either civilian or military law so someone who *has* such training/experience may well disagree.
...........I respectfully disagree. This will be decided by Donald Trump in a whisper to Mad Dog somewhere and that will be the end of that.
I don’t see Trump going easy on this sob after going on worldwide TV and calling him a Traitor.
The Chain of Command starts with Trump. A few weeks ago it started with Obama. Big difference.
If the defendant goes to a newspaper and does an interview, saying, for example, that he killed someone, he can’t later demand a change of venue because people think he killed someone.
In this case, the defendant, knowing the totality of the circumstances of his actions, chose to go to the White House and have the president speak on his behalf as well as making his own comments. Such actions invite commentary, and of course, commentary can reasonably be anything (I think he’s innocent, I think he’s a traitor, I think he’s a moron, etc.)
To #12. This is not “weird”. If I were married to Mooschele, I’d be desperate to put my arm/hand around a regular sized woman’s waist.
Hey, all he’s doing is a “Bill Clinton” hug.
If I were Bergdahl’s lawyers, at this point I’d tell him to let the trial proceed and see what the judgement is>>>>>>>>>>>
Well many want him released so they can make their own Justice happen. His action resulted in a couple of deaths of his fellow platoon members.
If he had any clues, he should want to stay in jail as long as possible for protection.But he is actually clueless.
Have you heard that Bill O’Reilly is adding to his current book series. The new book will be titled, “ Killing Obama.”
True?
Have you heard that Bill O’Reilly is adding to his current book series. The new book will be titled, “ Killing Obama.”
Its Trump supporter fake news. May the left utopian fascists pick it up and go nuts, and may Bill take the hint.
I will be posting Trump supporting fake news on every fake news thread posted on Free Republic.
Here Hussein gives the Allah ONE hand signal just like the Boston Marathon pressure cooker bomber and the Muslim FT. Lauderdale airport shooter.
It's what Muslims do.
Get ready for Tuesday and Wednesday, then, following Trump’s remarks to Congress.
The fake news will be full of fake quotes from Trump.
He should be hanged, people died trying to rescue him.
While I agree, first he has to be convicted, and then he has to be sentenced. I don’t think the powers that be want to go there. We’ll see.
Yeah he’s gay, but sometimes he identifies as a pussy... cat.
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