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  • Army court rules Trump did not unlawfully prejudice Bowe Bergdahl trial

    07/17/2019 5:42:34 PM PDT · by jazusamo · 17 replies
    The Hill ^ | July 17, 2019 | Zack Budryk
    An Army appeals court ruled Tuesday that tweets from President Trump attacking U.S. Army soldier Bowe Berghdahl did not unlawfully influence his trial for desertion, according to CNN. Bergdahl’s attorneys had argued that tweets and public statements from Trump describing their client as “a no-good traitor who should have been executed” unduly influenced the case, and that Bergdahl was entitled to have a court reconsider the case or grant clemency as a result. A three-judge Army Court of Criminal Appeals panel rejected the argument 2-1, according to the network. "Although there was some evidence of unlawful command influence adduced at...