Trump issues pardons in war-crimes cases, despite Pentagon opposition to the move

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https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2019/11/15/Trump-issues-pardons-in-war-crimes-cases-despite-Pentagon-opposition-to-the-move/stories/201911150162


Trump issues pardons in war-crimes cases, despite Pentagon opposition to the move
Dan Lamothe
The Washington Post
Nov 15, 2019
6:54 PM


WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump intervened in three military justice cases involving war-crimes accusations Friday, issuing at least two pardons that will prevent the Pentagon from pursuing future charges against the individuals involved, according to one of their lawyers and a U.S. official.

The service members involved were notified by Mr. Trump over the phone, said the U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, who faced a murder trial scheduled to begin next year, took the phone call and was informed he would receive a full pardon, said his lawyer, Phillip Stackhouse.

The calls were made at the tail end of a day dominated by impeachment hearings against Mr. Trump, and after days of efforts by some senior Pentagon officials to change his mind, according to three U.S. officials. The officials, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that some commanders have raised concerns that Mr. Trump’s move will undermine the military justice system.

Other U.S. officials and advocates for the service members involved have said that adopting the president’s desires in the military justice system should not be difficult. It typically focuses with commanders overseeing the process, with Mr. Trump serving at the top of that system as commander in chief.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/trump-dismisses-murder-charge-against-green-beret-pardons-army-officer-n1079941?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR24kKSRA0lEVUH6-2QhyJWbzLCEVOMStEsiF-hiQlL4alq6pS70oEq5JdQ

Trump dismisses murder charge against Green Beret, pardons Army officer

[amcgrath]

1. Where does this even come from

A pardon used to require a trial and then accepting a pardon meant admitting guilt. These people should therefore have criminal records

[blm]

2. Trump wants lawless military to know he wants them on HIS side when

the shit the white nationalists have been priming for goes down.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. He also wants people on his side who care nothing for rules

and laws.

[blm]

7. Yup

[YessirAtsaFact]

3. Squirrel!!!!!!!

Just a distraction. Immoral as hell, but a distraction

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. A distraction?

They are guilty of war crimes.

[dware]

8. One was still awaiting trial, so he wasn't convicted of anything yet,

one was acquitted of murder but convicted of posing with a dead body, the other one was convicted of 2nd degree murder and sentenced to 19 years In a military prison.

[YessirAtsaFact]

9. Sucks, ticks me off and gives people something other than Ukraine

To focus on.

The man is soulless.

[Ferrets are Cool]

10. We "can" do more than one thing at a time. nt

[bluestarone]

6. time for REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY

Tell him do this! Then he will do the opposite.