Missing movement is a court martial offense regardless of where the order originated. Bottom line, you all can pretend that somehow, someway Obama's going to wind up as a subject in this court martial. But it isn't going to happen. Lakin's being charged with disobeying orders of superiors several dozen steps removed from the president. The defense is entitled to try and show how those officers were ineligible to give their orders. Good luck in that.
Seq, What does it say about our president that he allows our military to twist in the wind like this? Why is he not simply showing his BC?
Can you please just state your opinion on these two questions?
So are the other charges. The accused is still allowed to craft a defense.
What the judge will allow in terms of calling witnesses, subpoenaing documents etc.. Well that's up to the judge.
I doubt you know who that is, let alone what he might think of the issues. Since he/she likely hasn't been tasked yet, no one knows. We don't even know for certain there will be a trial. We are several steps away from that yet.