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Trump undermined the rule of law with ‘endless flow of nasty comments,’ says Bowe Bergdahl’s attorney
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was spared a prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy when he left his Army post in Afghanistan in 2009. A military judge Friday gave him a dishonorable…
Bergdahl gets no prison time, is dishonorably discharged
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- A military judge ruled Friday that Bowe Bergdahl should serve no prison time for endangering his comrades by walking off his Afghanistan post.
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The Bergdahl trial drew powerful testimony and presidential commentary. What does that mean for sentencing?
The sentencing phase for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl court martial is nearing its end. Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban in 2009 after walking away from a military outpost in Afghanistan, pled guilty to severe charges including desertion…
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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 28, 2017
On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 28, a conservative website funded by Republican donor Paul Singer is revealed to have funded the anti-Trump dossier, and Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s sentencing hearing has begun. Also, Russia decriminalizes certain acts of domestic violence.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after abandoning his Afghanistan post, is in the middle of a sentencing hearing for his guilty plea to desertion, which prosecutors say injured and killed…
Bergdahl's decision to plead guilty rather than face trial marks another twist in an eight-year drama that caused the nation to wrestle with difficult questions of loyalty, negotiating with hostage takers and America's commitment not to leave its troops behind.
President Barack Obama is planning at least one more batch of pardons and commutations before leaving office in two weeks, but don't expect many famous offenders to make the list.
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is asking President Barack Obama to pardon him before leaving office.
Is Bowe Bergdahl a misguided young soldier or a deserter and a traitor? A military court will soon answer that question, as Bergdahl -- an Army sergeant who left his post in June 2009 and was captured by the Taliban…
