Jake Tapper just reported this a few minutes ago, that the Army spokesperson denies they’ve charged Bergdahl with desertion:
Army spox: Bergdahl reporting from Fox/NBC "patently false.. there have been no actions or decisions on the Sgt. Bergdahl investigation"
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 27, 2015
Looks like somebody screwed up, and I’m betting it wasn’t NBC News or Fox News. It sounds more like a ‘leak’ backfired on someone in the government.
UPDATE: Here’s more:
DAILY MAIL – No actions or decisions have been made in the investigation of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was released last year in a prisoner swap with the Taliban after disappearing from his base in Afghanistan in 2009, a U.S. Army spokesman said on Tuesday.
Major General Ronald Lewis, head of public affairs for the U.S. Army, also said in the statement that media reports published earlier on Tuesday about the case “patently false.”
NBC News earlier reported that Bergdahl would be charged with desertion, citing senior defense officials.