Trump Plans More Pardons of Soldiers Convicted of War Crimes
May 23, 2019 4:44:02 GMT -5
Post by avordvet on May 23, 2019 4:44:02 GMT -5
As almost all of the convictions were political, good on him and about time...
President Trump Plans More Pardons of Soldiers Convicted of War Crimes and He Is Right to Do So
Posted at 11:00 pm on May 16, 2019 by streiff
A week ago, President Trump pardoned former First Lieutenant Michael Behenna (see Left Goes Crazy As Trump Pardons Unjustly Convicted Soldier. Now the word is circulating that President Trump is considering more pardons of members of the US who were convicted of war crimes.
There is no doubt Mr. Trump is reviewing other cases. The president has said he will review the case of Army Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn, who faces murder charges in connection with the 2010 death of a man who Maj. Golsteyn believed was a Taliban bombmaker.
“At the request of many, I will be reviewing the case of a ‘U.S. Military hero,’ Major Matt Golsteyn, who is charged with murder,” the president tweeted in December. “He could face the death penalty from our own government after he admitted to killing a terrorist bomb maker while overseas.”
Advocates and lawmakers also are pushing for a pardon of Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, who was convicted of murder in connection with the 2012 deaths of two Afghan men. Lorance was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in the incident.
I’m ambivalent about the Golsteyn case (see President Trump Vows To Review High Profile War Crimes Case and Army Punishes Hero After Investigation Clears Him) but Lorance was railroaded by a command that was interested in making a political example of a young man in a difficult situation.
When President Trump announced the pardon, you had the usually befouled panties from the usual suspects…people who would be bitching about Trump if he had refused to grant a pardon. Here’s a sampling:
www.redstate.com/streiff/2019/05/16/president-trump-plans-pardons-soldiers-convicted-war-crimes-right/
President Trump Plans More Pardons of Soldiers Convicted of War Crimes and He Is Right to Do So
Posted at 11:00 pm on May 16, 2019 by streiff
A week ago, President Trump pardoned former First Lieutenant Michael Behenna (see Left Goes Crazy As Trump Pardons Unjustly Convicted Soldier. Now the word is circulating that President Trump is considering more pardons of members of the US who were convicted of war crimes.
There is no doubt Mr. Trump is reviewing other cases. The president has said he will review the case of Army Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn, who faces murder charges in connection with the 2010 death of a man who Maj. Golsteyn believed was a Taliban bombmaker.
“At the request of many, I will be reviewing the case of a ‘U.S. Military hero,’ Major Matt Golsteyn, who is charged with murder,” the president tweeted in December. “He could face the death penalty from our own government after he admitted to killing a terrorist bomb maker while overseas.”
Advocates and lawmakers also are pushing for a pardon of Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, who was convicted of murder in connection with the 2012 deaths of two Afghan men. Lorance was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in the incident.
I’m ambivalent about the Golsteyn case (see President Trump Vows To Review High Profile War Crimes Case and Army Punishes Hero After Investigation Clears Him) but Lorance was railroaded by a command that was interested in making a political example of a young man in a difficult situation.
When President Trump announced the pardon, you had the usually befouled panties from the usual suspects…people who would be bitching about Trump if he had refused to grant a pardon. Here’s a sampling:
www.redstate.com/streiff/2019/05/16/president-trump-plans-pardons-soldiers-convicted-war-crimes-right/