I doubt he’ll get prison time. He’ll be released from the service, lose his pension and his benefits, but I don’t think he’ll see the inside of Leavenworth.
Seq, I agree. Michelle Obama’s video keeps him out of prison.
If he loses his pension for this, I think he has rights to see all of Obamas documents in a civil case. I think a reasonable Judge and Jury would agree he would have standing.
This could unravel the presidency.
Its starting to look like a slow motion car wreck.
If they discharge him, it means an automatic appeal to the US Army Court of Criminal Appeals. I think they might just dock him a few months pay, and "encourage" him to retire when he hits 20, which is less than two years anyway.
Good Order and Discipline, which includes morale, might not be well served by too harsh a sentence. The sentence is up to the Court, not the judge, although the convining authority can, IIRC, lesson the sentence if he/she wishes. (And he might, for that same reason).