DOJ confirms: Bergdahl requests pardon from President Obama, US officials
By Lucas Tomlinson Published December 02, 2016 FoxNews.com
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl--held captive for five years after being captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan--has requested a pardon from President Obama, Fox News has learned from two senior US officials.
According to a well-placed source, Bergdahl thanked the president for rescuing him in May 2014 in a controversial exchange for five Taliban prisoners from Gitmo, in addition to asking for a pardon in the letter.
The Secretary of the Army was copied on the letter to the president, but the pardon was not formally requested through the military chain of command.
A Justice Department official confirms that it received a pardonpetition from Bergdahl. Pentagon and White House officials would not immediately respond for comment.
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