http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/...-jury.html

Quote:Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has decided be to tried by a judge — not a military jury — on charges that he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan.

Bergdahl's lawyers told the court in a brief filing last week that their client chose trial by judge alone, rather than a panel of officers. He faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy at his trial scheduled for late October at Fort Bragg. The latter carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Defense attorneys declined to comment on the decision. But they previously questioned whether Bergdahl could get a fair trial by jury because of negative comments President Donald Trump made on the campaign trail.

Earlier this year the judge, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance rejected a defense request to dismiss the case over Trump's criticism of Bergdahl.

Potential jurors had already received a questionnaire including questions about their commander in chief, but defense attorneys weren't allowed to ask jurors if they voted for Trump.

Lock him up.

Had he left him there, then Bergdahl would have been deified by the right wing media as an American hero left to die by a pompous, Military hating, Muslim loving President.

That's probably a smart move by Bergdahl.

(08-22-2017 06:12 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Had he left him there, then Bergdahl would have been deified by the right wing media as an American hero left to die by a pompous, Military hating, Muslim loving President.

Such BS except that had he been left there most people would never have known about him.