The despicable Bowe Bergdahl tried to get his case dismissed over comments Trump made earlier this month. But a military judge just dismissed his motion and will proceed with sentencing:
NBC NEWS – A military judge denied a motion by attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to dismiss his case in light of comments made by President Donald Trump.
Col. Jeffery Nance said Monday that Trump’s criticism has not prevented Bergdahl from having a fair sentencing hearing.
Bergdahl, who abandoned his post in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009 and then was captured by the Taliban, faces life in prison. He was released in 2014 in a prisoner swap by President Barack Obama, which was criticized by Trump and other Republicans.
While running for president, Trump disparaged Bergdahl, 31, as a “dirty rotten traitor” and called for him to be executed by firing squad or tossed out of a plane with no parachute.
Nance temporarily halted the sentencing hearing after seeing a video of Trump on Oct. 16 referring to his campaign trail comments in which he said he couldn’t talk about Bergdahl, but added, “But I think people have heard my comments in the past.”
This from a few days ago will better explain Nance’s reasons for stopping the sentencing:
Nance had previously described Trump’s remarks as “disturbing and disappointing” but said they did not rise to the level of “unlawful command influence” because he made them while he was running for office.
But Nance halted the hearing on Monday after being shown video of Trump at a Rose Garden appearance on Oct. 16 saying that he couldn’t talk about Bergdahl and then suddenly adding, “But I think people have heard my comments in the past.”
As commander in chief, Trump is Nance’s boss. And the judge told the court that he needs to consider whether Trump crossed the line, because there is a vital public interest in “maintaining confidence in the military justice system” and the public “is going to be influenced by context.”
So after this ‘big stoppage’ and what not, Bergdahl still loses his motion. I’m so glad. After all, remember what happened to Master Sgt. Mike Allen while searching for Bergdahl?
A doctor for Master Sgt. Mike Allen, a soldier who was shot in the head during the search for Bergdahl, testified Monday morning about Allen’s injuries and current condition. Allen uses a wheelchair and cannot speak.
Allen’s wife will testify later Monday about how their lives have been impacted by her husband’s traumatic brain injury.
The testimony comes as part of the prosecution’s efforts to prove that Bergdahl’s desertion endangered those who went looking for him.
I hope Bergdahl goes away for a long time. A really long time.
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