Trump to take imminent action on cases of three military members accused of war crime

[Peter1469]

Trump to take imminent action on cases of three military members accused of war crime

President Trump says action is imminent on the war crimes cases of Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, Army Green Beret Major Matt Golsteyn and Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Fox News' Pete Hegseth reveals the exclusive details.

I am very confident that Lorance and Gallagher were screwed over. I am troubled by what Golsteyn did, but that is only based on news articles. But I would side with him over a terrorist bomb-maker.

President Trump will take "imminent" action on the cases of three former U.S. military service members accused of war crimes, Fox News' Pete Hegseth reported Monday.

Speaking on "Fox & Friends," Hegseth said Trump - who ordered the review of the charges against Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance and Army Green Beret Maj. Matt Golsteyn - will be meeting with Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy about the cases and an announcement could come within a week.
"It doesn't have to be a pardon or a commutation," Hegseth said. "It could be, but pardons and commutations imply guilt, that you've done something wrong and you need to be forgiven for that. The president, as the commander-in-chief, has a lot of latitude under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to dismiss a case or change a sentence. From what I understand, that is likely what will happen here shortly."


Hegseth, who said he spoke with Trump over the weekend, reported that the president is keen to act before Veterans Day, which is on November 11.

Read the entire article at the link.

[MMC]

Gallagher was acquitted in July. But then they hooked him up for taking a picture of himself and the terrorist he killed.


Goldsteyn they are trying to hook up for murder of a Taliban bomb maker.


Lorance is serving 20 years for ordering his men to shoot 2 Taliban scouts.


Who brought forth the charges?

[Peter1469]

Gallagher was acquitted in July. But then they hooked him up for taking a picture of himself and the terrorist he killed.


Goldsteyn they are trying to hook up for murder of a Taliban bomb maker.


Lorance is serving 20 years for ordering his men to shoot 2 Taliban scouts.


Who brought forth the charges?

For Gallagahr young Seals in his platoon that he felt got breaks in Buds ratted on him.

Not sure about the Lt.

The SF Major said something to a CIA polygrapher and that guy reported him. The first Army investigation cleared him. Then several years latter he did an interview on Fox and the Army reopened the investigation.

[Cletus]

Gallagher should be hanged. That was the biggest travesty I have ever seen in the military justice system.

Goldsteyn should be released.

I don't know enough about the other case to comment.

[Peter1469]

Gallagher should be hanged. That was the biggest travesty I have ever seen in the military justice system.

Goldsteyn should be released.

I don't know enough about the other case to comment.

I think Ghallagher was rail roaded.

[Peter1469]

Trump will dismiss the Gallaghar conviction and more.

The president is also expected to restore Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher's rank to chief petty officer, according to Fox. That would reverse a decision made by the Navy's top officer last week that would see Gallagher retiring at the E-6 paygrade.

He will also free the Lt. mentioned above and dismiss the charges against Goldstien. Hopefully he reinstates his SF tab.

[Cletus]

I think Ghallagher was rail roaded.

He played the system. He would have been convicted if the medic who had been promised immunity hadn't said he killed the kid. The way it ended, the prosecution couldn't get anybody for the murder. Gallagher killed him. He admitted he killed him, then recanted. Other witnesses testified about his targeting of civilians and noncombatants. They promised the medic immunity for his testimony, and after he got it, he completely changed his story and said he was one who killed the kid (as an act of mercy). That was so much bull$#@! Ray Charles could have seen through it. Unfortunately, once the medic confessed, there wasn't much option but to find Gallagher not guilty.

Gallagher is a murderer and a war criminal. He is a stain on the United States, the US Navy, the SEALs and the Special Operations community.

Trump is $#@!ing up if he intervenes on Gallagher's behalf.

[Common]

I dont know much about any of the cases, one thing I do know personally.

I dislike greatly anyone that takes happy photos with dead enemies.

[Standing Wolf]

He played the system. He would have been convicted if the medic who had been promised immunity hadn't said he killed the kid. The way it ended, the prosecution couldn't get anybody for the murder. Gallagher killed him. He admitted he killed him, then recanted. Other witnesses testified about his targeting of civilians and noncombatants. They promised the medic immunity for his testimony, and after he got it, he completely changed his story and said he was one who killed the kid (as an act of mercy). That was so much bull$#@! Ray Charles could have seen through it. Unfortunately, once the medic confessed, there wasn't much option but to find Gallagher not guilty.

Gallagher is a murderer and a war criminal. He is a stain on the United States, the US Navy, the SEALs and the Special Operations community.

Trump is $#@!ing up if he intervenes on Gallagher's behalf.

If Trump were to pardon any or all of them, all many of his supporters would see is that he's apparently siding with the U.S. military and against the nation's enemies. That is the way he will spin it. Trump is all about the image, and the facts be damned.

[Peter1469]

He played the system. He would have been convicted if the medic who had been promised immunity hadn't said he killed the kid. The way it ended, the prosecution couldn't get anybody for the murder. Gallagher killed him. He admitted he killed him, then recanted. Other witnesses testified about his targeting of civilians and noncombatants. They promised the medic immunity for his testimony, and after he got it, he completely changed his story and said he was one who killed the kid (as an act of mercy). That was so much bull$#@! Ray Charles could have seen through it. Unfortunately, once the medic confessed, there wasn't much option but to find Gallagher not guilty.

Gallagher is a murderer and a war criminal. He is a stain on the United States, the US Navy, the SEALs and the Special Operations community.

Trump is $#@!ing up if he intervenes on Gallagher's behalf.

Disagree. The Gallagher prosecution was full of misconduct. The President is the Commander in Chief and has a lot of authority under the UCMJ.

Re-posting and article that explains the problems with the prosecution.

Some of the puzzle pieces are beginning to come together in the Navy vs. Eddie Gallagher case which recently was decided in San Diego, California. When Seal Chief Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murder, or even attempted murder, many questions still lingered. The primary question is why was he even charged with murder to begin with?