They are using due process to put him away for life.
If they didn’t have him dead to rights, there wouldn’t be the circus.
“If they didn’t have him dead to rights, there wouldn’t be the circus.”
The Military Justice system is different from the civilian in that respect.
In the civilian system, it is easy to bring charges. As they say, you can get a Grand Jury to indict a ham sandwich.
In the Military, there is a higher bar to bring charges. So when they do, the conviction rate is much higher.