Army court rules Trump did not unlawfully prejudice Bowe Bergdahl trial

[Right_in_Virginia]

Army court rules Trump did not unlawfully prejudice Bowe Bergdahl trial
The Hill, Jul 17, 2019

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 trial and in the post-trial process, the government met its burden to demonstrate that an objective disinterested observer would not harbor a significant doubt as to the fairness of the proceedings," the majority opinion stated.


More:  https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/453635-army-court-rules-trump-did-not-unlawfully-prejudice-bowe

[Right_in_Virginia]

[Sanguine]

Good point.

[txradioguy]

Now if only they'd reverse the ruling that let him walk away with a slap on the wrist for what he did and put his Taliban loving @ss UNDER the detention barracks at Leavenworth.

[GrouchoTex]

Good, now try and go the other direction, say that Obama didn't influence this in a direction favorable to Bergdahl, if that's possible.
I don't think they are willing to do that.

[PeteS in CA]

This was just one of many frivolous attempts to silence Trump.