DJT did the right thing. He should have pulled their rank as well. Now, I wish he would completely pardon the two border guards, Compean and Ramos, re-instate them and give them full back pay.
It is well past time to begin to reverse the injustice the left has given us for far too long.
He doesn’t have the authority to demote an officer except in a grade determination when the officer is discharged or retires. A former USAF TJAG went from 2 stars to Colonel when he was forced to retire. It happens, but not often. It’s the last rank at which the officer served honorably. Another USAF JAG fast-burner O6 who neglected to inform the Corps that he had been disbarred right before coming on active duty retired as a 2LT after 20 years of service.
Colonel, USAF (ret)