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Why Bowe Bergdahl Wants to Appeal His Desertion Conviction Now
Townhall ^ | 03/03/2021 | Matt Vespa

Posted on 03/03/2021 8:27:24 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Well, he’s back, folks. Bowe Bergdahl wants to appeal his desertion conviction because—you guessed it—Donald Trump is no longer president. Bergdahl claims the former president’s rhetoric prevented him from having a fair trial. The case stems back when Bergdahl abandoned his post in Afghanistan 12 years ago, which led to his capture by the Taliban. They held him for five years. Katie covered this fiasco of a story, noting that six US servicemen were killed trying to look for him. He was released in 2014 in a prisoner exchange, where we got this deserter for the price of releasing five high-ranking Taliban terrorists (via Stars and Stripes):

A former U.S. Army soldier who was court martialed after he left his post in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban is asking a federal judge to overturn his military conviction, saying his trial was unduly influenced when former President Donald Trump repeatedly made disparaging comments about him and called for his execution.

Bowe Bergdahl filed the complaint in federal court in Washington, D.C. last month, asking a judge to overturn his court martial conviction. Bergdahl says Trump's statements and actions by the late U.S. Sen. John McCain and his military judge violated his Fifth Amendment right to a fair trial.

"The scandalous meddling in a specific case by leaders of the political branches — one of whom was Commander in Chief of the armed forces — would never be tolerated if the proceeding had been a criminal prosecution in this or any other federal district court and should not be tolerated in a court-martial," Bergdahl's attorneys wrote in the court filing.

Bergdahl was charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after the then-23-year-old from Hailey, Idaho, left his post in Afghanistan in 2009. The soldier maintained he was trying to get outside his post so he could report what he saw as poor leadership within his unit, but he was abducted by the Taliban and held captive for nearly five years.

In 2017, he finally entered a guilty plea for desertion. He was fined $10,000, got a reduction in rank (he was a sergeant), and was dishonorably discharged. He received no jail time. Then-President Trump labeled him a “traitor” upon his guilty plea. 

Guy also covered the Bergdahl story and this exchange—“the Taliban Five”—and it’s classic Obama when it comes to confronting radical Islamic terrorism.  It was a total disaster

Even CNN reported that there was intercepted radio chatter about Mr. Bergdahl wanting to join the Taliban. The Government Accountability Office said the exchange itself was illegal since Congress was not notified. The intelligence community was not on board with this move either.  

This saga is just a reminder of the stench that emanates from Obama’s foreign policy. Be smart and reject this appeal. 



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; appeal; bergdahl; biden; bloggers; bowebergdahl; conviction; desertion; obama; obamalegacy; rop; waronterror
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1 posted on 03/03/2021 8:27:24 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Should have left him with the Taliban.


2 posted on 03/03/2021 8:29:11 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hang him, then burn the body. Too many good soldiers died trying to locate this piece of excrement.


3 posted on 03/03/2021 8:31:41 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: SeekAndFind

So his 5th amendment rights were interfered with when he pled guilty to a charge and wasn’t sent to jail?

I entirely agree, let’s throw out the guilty plea and court martial him again, this time add on 20 years in Leavenworth.


4 posted on 03/03/2021 8:32:31 AM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: EinNYC

odd that he didnt get the Epstein treatment..


5 posted on 03/03/2021 8:35:24 AM PST by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The case against him is flat overwhelmingly not in his favor.....unless all involved recant, etc., etc., etc.


6 posted on 03/03/2021 8:39:45 AM PST by cranked
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To: SeekAndFind

Because traitors have stolen the Whut Haus.


7 posted on 03/03/2021 8:42:21 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: SeekAndFind

He wasn’t AWOL, he was a traitor who joined the other side.


8 posted on 03/03/2021 8:43:24 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: SeekAndFind

I hope justice is projected on this traitor.


9 posted on 03/03/2021 8:46:24 AM PST by ryderann
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To: SeekAndFind

Bowe Bergdahl: A hero For the 21st Century. /barf


10 posted on 03/03/2021 8:47:17 AM PST by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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Why Bowe Bergdahl Wants to Appeal His Desertion Conviction Now

Conviction? He pled guilty. He admitted his guilt. What's to appeal?

11 posted on 03/03/2021 8:47:45 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: SeekAndFind

I would love to see him in a crosswalk.


12 posted on 03/03/2021 8:48:47 AM PST by dainbramaged (Windage and Elevation)
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To: SeekAndFind

These scumbags just never ever stop being scumbags. He is like the serial killer who taunts his Victims for years after he is convicted. He’s like Hillary who insulted and falesly accused the benghazi victims families of lying after all the trauma they had just been through.

These people are sick. They destroy people, torturee them mentally,, victimize them without evrn the slightest hint of remorse,, thenthey themselves turn around d and scream fro the rooftops if they feel themselves slighted in the even minutest manners.


13 posted on 03/03/2021 8:53:54 AM PST by Bob434
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To: SeekAndFind

Good call by his lawyers.
Democrats approve of treason.


14 posted on 03/03/2021 8:58:22 AM PST by Pollster1 (America is no longer in Claire Wolfe's "awkward stage")
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To: SeekAndFind

Because another weak-kneed, sissy-homo administration is in charge?


15 posted on 03/03/2021 9:02:34 AM PST by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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To: EinNYC

“Hang him, then burn the body. Too many good soldiers died trying to locate this piece of excrement.”

Couldn’t agree more and please include those who paid to get him released from the Taliban, they need to be hung too.


16 posted on 03/03/2021 9:03:43 AM PST by kagnew
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To: SeekAndFind

Yeah, they should give him a retrial, convict him, and then have him shot.


17 posted on 03/03/2021 9:08:21 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: SeekAndFind

Hard to figure how this will play out. The whole Bergdahl business was an embarrassment for the Obiden/Bama administration. Even the MSM allowed a bit of skepticism to creep into their coverage. So should Zhao Bai Din just ignore the whole Bergdahl mess and hopes it goes away, or perhaps issue a pardon or commute the sentence? What will his masters decide?


18 posted on 03/03/2021 9:11:34 AM PST by hanamizu
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Of course...traitors are no in complete control of the government...he should be executed by firing squad...


19 posted on 03/03/2021 9:14:59 AM PST by TnTnTn
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To: SeekAndFind

A smart move.Does *anyone* believe that Feels Up/Heels Up has anything *but* utter contempt for the United States Armed Forces? So this traitorous punk has a good chance of overturning his court martial conviction.


20 posted on 03/03/2021 9:18:15 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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