Posted on 11/03/2017 8:49:16 AM PDT by KeyLargo
He can take the place of the retired Navy Officer who turned down an award from the Saints.
Probably, the defense knew the history of this Colonel as being very lenient.
Bergdahl Chooses Military Judge Over Jury In Desertion Trial
By Dianna Cahn, Stars and Stripes
on August 22, 2017
Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant accused of desertion in Afghanistan, has chosen to be tried by a judge rather than a military jury.
In a sparse one-line filing this week, Bergdahl’s lawyers told the court that he prefers a military judge. The accused has the right to make that choice.
His lead attorney Eugene Fidell confirmed the decision, but declined to comment.
The decision was made after the return of questionnaires submitted by Bergdahl’s defense team to prospective jurors. In June, the Army judge overseeing the case, Col. Jeffrey R. Nance, granted the defense permission to submit a private 41-question survey to each potential juror about President Donald Trump. Nance denied the defense its request to include a question asking whether they voted for Trump.
The lawyers said they wanted to ensure that their client receives a fair trial in the wake of more than 60 disparaging remarks Trump made about Bergdahl during 2015-2016 election campaign. In speeches and rallies, Trump called Bergdahl “a dirty, rotten traitor” and said he should be executed or sent back to his captors.
http://taskandpurpose.com/bergdahl-chooses-military-judge-jury-desertion-trial/
“Future book sales?”
Yes.
Wussy military court. He should have done at the very least equal time that he spent with the enemy.
News week is probably preparing their new ‘man of the year’ layout with him as their choice
Don’t worry. The left will pay him handsomely.
Keep him in court for the next 10 yrs.
A disgrace!
Chill. They are linked to different sources. Happens.
The last few days, I’ve seen headlines that say he’s told the government everything about his time there. Maybe he made a deal.
Why Nov. 4th?
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