Trump pardons U.S. Army officers over murder charges while restoring Navy SEAL operator’s rank
(TNS) President Donald Trump on Friday did the right thing — again — and issued pardons for two U.S. Army officers who had been wrongly convicted of murder, while restoring the lost rank of a Navy SEAL who was not convicted on similar charges.
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The White House confirmed that President Trump pardoned Army 1st. Lt. Clint Lorance and Army Major Matthew Goldstein.
Confirmed now from @WhiteHouse: @POTUS has signed an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) for @USArmy First Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Mathew Golsteyn.
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) November 15, 2021
Lorance was already serving his time at Fort Leavenworth, KS., when he received the call.
From CBS' David Martin: According to his lawyer, pardon recipient Lt Clint Lorance, still serving time in Leavenworth, received notice of the pardon in phone calls from both @POTUS and @VP. Attorney says Lorance to be released as early as tonight.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 16, 2021
The Military Times reported:
Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, convicted of second degree murder in the death of three Afghans, was given a full pardon from president for the crimes. Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, who faced murder charges next year for a similar crime, was also given a full pardon for those offenses.
In addition, the president restored Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher to the rank of E-7, Chief Petty Officer, before his trial.
Also, @POTUS has signed n order directing the promotion of Special Warfare Operator First Class Edward 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.
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) November 15, 2021
Naturally, the Garbage Party’s propaganda media complained, beginning with a usual suspect, The New York Times.
In clearing three US service members convicted or accused of war crimes, @realDonaldTrump signals he "intends to use his power as the ultimate arbiter of military justice in ways unlike any other president in modern times," is how the @nytimes puts it. https://t.co/isofT1jXJt
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) November 15, 2021
The commander-in-chief, who, of course, had been briefed on all the evidence, said of his actions that “when our soldiers have to fight for our country, I want to give them the confidence to fight.”
Absolutely right.
For those of us who have actually worn the uniform and seen combat, we know how utterly rare it is for American service members to operate outside the rule of law and rules of war. That’s because American personnel are very well-trained and well-educated in such matters.
The Left-wing hacks won’t acknowledge that truth are the ones who are doing a disservice to our military, the men and women who serve in it, and ultimately the country.
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With Judicial Tyranny afoot, I suspect there will be more well-deserved pardons — Roger Stone comes to mind.