Bergdahl using “Trump’s and McCain’s influence†in an attempt to get his conviction overturned
November 7th, 2019
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s top appellate court will consider whether former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl received a fair trial in 2017 when he was convicted of abandoning his Afghanistan post and endangering troops after he was repeatedly ridiculed as a traitor by President Donald Trump.
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on Monday granted a Bergdahl petition to review the case of the ex-soldier who spent five years in Taliban captivity after walking off his Paktika province post in 2009.
The five-judge panel announced it would examine Bergdahl’s contention that his case was tainted before his court-martial by apparent unlawful command influence from scores of comments levied at him by Trump as a presidential candidate and statements by the late Sen. John McCain that called for Bergdahl to be punished.
https://popularmilitary.com/bergdahl-using-trumps-and-mccains-influence-to-attempt-to-get-his-conviction-overturned/
