Judge won't throw out Bergdahl case over Trump comments
Nance wrote: We have a man who eventually became President of the United States and Commander in Chief of all the armed forces making conclusive and disparaging comments, while campaigning for election, about a soldier facing potential court-martial. ...
The defense's motion, filed shortly after Trump was sworn in as president, cites more than 40 instances of Trump's criticism at public appearances and media interviews through August 2016.
Prosecutors argued that Trump's comments were campaign rhetoric aimed at actions taken by President Barack Obama's administration to bring Bergdahl home after he was held captive for five years by the Taliban and its allies.
Obama's decision in May 2014 to exchange Bergdahl for five Taliban prisoners prompted some Republicans to accuse the president of jeopardizing the nation's safety.