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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Tells Allies He Wants War Criminals to Campaign for Him
If Donald Trump gets his wish, hell soon take the three convicted or accused war criminals he spared from consequence on the road as special guests in his reelection campaign, according to two sources who have heard Trump discuss their potential roles for the 2020 effort.
Despite military and international backlash to Trumps Nov. 15 clemency fallout from which cost Navy Secretary Richard Spencer his job on Sunday Trump believes he has rectified major injustices. Two people tell The Daily Beast theyve heard Trump talk about how hed like to have the now-cleared Clint Lorance, Matthew Golsteyn, or Edward Gallagher show up at his 2020 rallies, or even have a moment on stage at his renomination convention in Charlotte next year. Right-wing media has portrayed all three as martyrs brought down by political correctness within the military.
He briefly discussed making it a big deal at the convention, said one of these sources, who requested anonymity to talk about private conversations. The president made a reference to the 2016 [convention] and where they brought on-stage heroes like former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, who refused to execute detained civilians ahead of a devastating Taliban attack.
Former Army Lt. Lorance was sentenced to 19 years in prison in 2013 for murder after ordering his soldiers in 2010 to fire on three unarmed Afghan men riding a motorcycle, killing two of them. He walked out of military prison at Fort Leavenworth on Nov. 15. Next month, former Green Beret Maj. Golsteyn was supposed to stand trial for the murder of an unarmed Afghan man whom he told the CIA he killed in the belief the man was a Taliban bombmaker. Golsteyn, who burned the mans corpse, pleaded not guilty to the murder; the Green Berets stripped Golsteyn of his Special-Forces tab. Lorance and Golsteyn were both causes celebre in certain military circles and among their right-wing supporters, as was Navy SEAL Chief Gallagher.
Despite military and international backlash to Trumps Nov. 15 clemency fallout from which cost Navy Secretary Richard Spencer his job on Sunday Trump believes he has rectified major injustices. Two people tell The Daily Beast theyve heard Trump talk about how hed like to have the now-cleared Clint Lorance, Matthew Golsteyn, or Edward Gallagher show up at his 2020 rallies, or even have a moment on stage at his renomination convention in Charlotte next year. Right-wing media has portrayed all three as martyrs brought down by political correctness within the military.
He briefly discussed making it a big deal at the convention, said one of these sources, who requested anonymity to talk about private conversations. The president made a reference to the 2016 [convention] and where they brought on-stage heroes like former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, who refused to execute detained civilians ahead of a devastating Taliban attack.
Former Army Lt. Lorance was sentenced to 19 years in prison in 2013 for murder after ordering his soldiers in 2010 to fire on three unarmed Afghan men riding a motorcycle, killing two of them. He walked out of military prison at Fort Leavenworth on Nov. 15. Next month, former Green Beret Maj. Golsteyn was supposed to stand trial for the murder of an unarmed Afghan man whom he told the CIA he killed in the belief the man was a Taliban bombmaker. Golsteyn, who burned the mans corpse, pleaded not guilty to the murder; the Green Berets stripped Golsteyn of his Special-Forces tab. Lorance and Golsteyn were both causes celebre in certain military circles and among their right-wing supporters, as was Navy SEAL Chief Gallagher.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tells-allies-he-wants-absolved-war-criminals-to-campaign-for-him
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Trump Tells Allies He Wants War Criminals to Campaign for Him (Original Post)
DesertRat
Nov 2019
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"now-cleared Clint Lorance" Not 'cleared' - pardoned, which means still guilty.
keithbvadu2
Dec 2019
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spanone
(135,832 posts)1. Why not a half-dozen from Death Row.....a few serial killers perhaps?
He's a sick MF
struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)2. "Vote Anti-Christ and War Criminals 2020!"
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)3. Is he nuts?
Does he have any idea how real veterans see these guys? He only has, look at me the tough guy. The 74 year old, sneaking to hospital ER man.
Going to need more votes then old white men to win elections. Embarrassing.
DURHAM D
(32,609 posts)4. I don't see them as "absolved".
Should not have been added to the title. iows - Trump will campaign with WAR CRIMINALS.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)5. I agree.
Last edited Tue Nov 26, 2019, 11:15 AM - Edit history (1)
I'll remove it from the title
catrose
(5,066 posts)6. Gross.
keithbvadu2
(36,804 posts)7. "now-cleared Clint Lorance" Not 'cleared' - pardoned, which means still guilty.
"now-cleared Clint Lorance"
Not 'cleared' - pardoned, which means still guilty.