President Trump has pardoned a former U.S.
Army commando set to stand trial next year in the killing of a suspected Afghan bomb maker and a former Army lieutenant convicted of murder for ordering his men to fire on three Afghans, killing two, the White House announced late Friday.
“For more than 200 years, presidents have used their authority to offer second chances to deserving individuals, including those in uniform who have served our country,” she said. “These actions are in keeping with this long history.”“Some of these soldiers are people that have fought hard and long,” he said in May. “You know, we teach them how to be great fighters, and then when they fight sometimes they get really treated very unfairly.
The second pardon went to 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, who had been convicted of murder for ordering his soldiers to fire on three unarmed Afghan men in July 2012, killing two. Lorance has served more than six years of a 19-year sentence at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Gallagher ultimately was acquitted of the most serious charges against him. Grisham said the reinstatement of the promotion was “justified,” given Gallagher’s service.
Golsteyn’s trial by court-martial initially had been scheduled for December but was postponed until Feb. 19 to give attorneys more time to prepare.In a statement Friday, Golsteyn said his family was “profoundly grateful” for Trump’s pardon. Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Project, said the actions amounted to an “utterly shameful use of presidential powers.”
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