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Pete Buttigieg Says Trump's War Crime Pardons 'Dishonor' Military
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POLITICS 11/17/2019 03:25 am ET Updated 3 hours ago
Pete Buttigieg Says Trump’s War Crime Pardons ‘Dishonor’ Military
“There’s nothing pro-military about overruling our military justice system,” said the Democratic presidential candidate.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-pete-buttigieg-war-crimes-pardons_n_5dd0c4a4e4b02947481894b1
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The White House said in a statement released Friday that the military justice system “helps ensure good order and discipline,” but that Trump had the “authority to offer second chances” to soldiers.
Trump granted full pardons on Friday to former Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Matthew Golsteyn, despite a reported request from Defense Secretary Mark Esper not to interfere in the military justice system. Trump also restored Navy SEAL Ed Gallagher’s rank to chief petty officer.
Lorance was found guilty of second-degree murder for ordering his soldiers to fire on three men in Afghanistan in 2008 and was serving a 19-year sentence at the penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth. Golsteyn, a Green Beret team leader, was facing murder charges for killing an unarmed Afghan suspected of being a Taliban bomb-maker...............................................
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