Trump's comments on Green Beret charged with murder rile legal experts
President Donald Trumps announcement over the weekend that he will be "reviewing" the case of a former Army Green Beret charged with murder has caused worry in national security and military circles since it is the kind of thing he is not supposed to do.
On Thursday, Major Matthew Golsteyn, was informed that he was charged with premeditated murder in the 2010 killing of an alleged Afghan bomb maker.
According to all sides involved, Golsteyn first admitted to the killing during a CIA job interview in 2011, which triggered an investigation by the Army Criminal Investigation Command, or CID.
They launched a probe, but did not charge him with any crime due to lack of physical evidence. Golsteyn was, however, issued a formal reprimand and stripped of his Silver Star, the military's third highest award for valor, and his Special Forces patch.
Yet, now that the probe has been rekindled in a military court, Golsteyn faces a maximum penalty of death.
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