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Trump May Pardon Servicemen Convicted of War Crimes
May 18, 2019 at 4:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 48 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/18/trump-may-pardon-servicemen-convicted-of-war-crimes/
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President Trump has requested the immediate preparation of paperwork needed to pardon several American military members accused or convicted of war crimes including high-profile cases of murder, attempted murder and desecration of a corpse indicating that he is considering pardons for the men on or around Memorial Day, the New York Times reports.
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applegrove
(118,778 posts)dalton99a
(81,590 posts)It's ok to shoot colored people
hlthe2b
(102,361 posts)Karma... we need you quickly!
walkingman
(7,665 posts)justice where we pick and choose who can commit a crime and who cannot. It is wrong.
Thekaspervote
(32,794 posts)bitterross
(4,066 posts)The thing is, I don't think it will bring out vets who don't already support him. I read a couple of articles on these guys. They don't seem to be your run of the mill person who made a mistake. They seem to be people who think they were ordained with some powers they were not.
I don't see that as appealing to the run of the mill soldier.
There is a huge difference between supporting the troops and supporting murderers.
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)struggle4progress
(118,345 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,912 posts)haele
(12,676 posts)Especially if they look purty in uniform.
Black or Hispanic soldiers will be on their own.
Haele