Posted on Oct 25, 2017
Bowe Bergdahl says Trump is preventing him from receiving a fair sentence
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Can POTUS comments inadvertently set Bergdahl free? ... thoughts?
Bowe Bergdahl says Trump is preventing him from receiving a fair sentence
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Bergdahl
Office of the President (POTUS)
Crime
Court Martial
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Bergdahl Office of the President (POTUS) Crime Court Martial Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
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It seems to me that Bergdahl's odds of success with the assertion of command influence would have been stronger had he opted for a panel rather than the judge to decide the outcome of his court martial. Nance couldn't know for sure whether the members of the panel took Trump's campaign comment to heart but he certainly knows whether he himself did. I sincerely doubt that Judge Nance would be influenced one iota by anything Trump said or says. It may be that Nance takes public perception into account in making his ruling though.
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I would hope that the judge would be impartial and unbiased, but that is the worry with any sentencing. It is the reason we sequester juries in civilian trials.
Anything is possible.
Anything is possible.
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Should have left that worthless human scum in Afghanistan to rot in hell on earth and then hoped to see his head detached publicly. Why that worthless fuck even gets a damn voice today is beyond me. For those who think Command Influence is in play. Trump was a candidate and not the COC at the time he made the statement.
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SFC Melvin Brandenburg
1SG (Join to see) I am in favor of summary execution for soldiers who abandon the fight they pledged to give their life for. #rotinhell
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What classified as a fair sentence? The Judge could take this personal and be more influenced by this accusation than past comments by the President.
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