President Trump has granted clemency to two Army officers accused or convicted of war crimes and restored Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher to the rank of chief petty officer after he was docked a pay grade after being convicted of posing for a photo with a dead Islamic State (ISIS) fighter, the White House announced Friday.
Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance could be released from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as soon as Friday evening, six years after being found guilty of second-degree murder. Maj. Matt Golsteyn, a former Green Beret, will have the murder charge against him dropped.
"Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) for Army First Lieutenant Clint Lorance, an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) for Army Major Mathew Golsteyn, and an order directing the promotion of Special Warfare Operator First Class Edward R. Gallagher to the grade of E-7, the rank he held before he was tried and found not guilty of nearly all of the charges against him," the White House said in a statement Friday night.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-clemency-army-officers-accused-of-war-crimes-navy-seal-eddie-gallagher
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3 comments:
Northwest Woodsman: Best president and leader this country has had since the Washington and Jefferson era. About time someone stuffed it where the sun doesn’t shine with regard to the spineless careerist officers who avoid combat at all costs and then screw with the real operations types and make their job more difficult. The army is full of those strap hangers.
so true 627 pm
I hate the Peace Alliance of the lower Shore who :
hate our Constitution ,
give money to the Taliban overseas,
and dislike President Trump
Great news from OUR THE PEOPLES president!
Hats off the the officers who trained these men and them for there honor and creed.
This is unheard of in Todays military.
TRUMP 2020.
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