Discussion: Uproar Over Trump's Pardon Of A US Soldier Convicted Of Killing Iraqi Man

1 Like

His base likes it, so …

The Guardian covered it earlier today

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/07/trump-pardon-us-soldier-michael-behenna-iraq
Behenna’s case attracted broad support from the military, Oklahoma elected officials and the public, Sanders said. She added that Behenna was a model prisoner while serving his sentence, and “in light of these facts, Mr Behenna is entirely deserving” of the pardon.

Oklahoma’s two Republican senators, James Lankford and Jim Inhofe, hailed the pardon, thanking Trump for giving Behenna “a clean slate”.

Behenna, a native of the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond, said the man moved toward him and he shot him because Behenna thought he would try to take his gun.

Oklahoma’s attorney general first requested a pardon for Behenna in February 2018 and renewed his request last month.

“Clean Slate” ? Only Lankford and Imhofe (the snowball guy) can believe that killing a prisoner is not a cowardly act. Behenna will have to walk through life with that stamped on his back

17 Likes

That was my first thought also.

8 Likes

He’s building precedents for more crazy things to come.

15 Likes

Doubtless one day someone will go rogue and kill a person or persons at the southern border, to be later pardond by Trump.

6 Likes

Pardoning regular criminals is a gateway to pardoning war criminals.

( also he’s, ya know - white)

21 Likes

Another distraction to take focus away from the open obstruction of justice happening in real time.

I don’t trust or like Omarosa but she says they have a “crazy list” of announcements to release when things get too hot.

15 Likes

When the time comes. No pardon for Donald Trump.

8 Likes

Seems completely plausible.

12 Likes

Trump is no stranger to controversial pardons.

“Controversial?” Trump? Surely not?

2 Likes

From one murderer to another.

Fucker cheapens everything he touches.

2 Likes

Dog bites man, over and over again, story. Another day, another corrupt act by Donnie two scoops.

Most places would lock up the dog.

3 Likes

As if
Anyone notice a little Wag the dog stuff in the Persian Gulf.
Described as “Unconfirmed reports of Threats” read: LIE

6 Likes

This is all Faux News again. They absolutely used Behenna’s case and conviction as a tool to stoke the white nationalism over the past few months. There’s no denying it. The feigned and real outrage over him even being prosecuted for having killed a brown Muslim was everywhere on that website and Trump soaked it up like the propaganda sponge he is. His base will absolutely love this and he’ll be using it as crowd service at his next racist rally.

14 Likes

Trump Was Lying About Carrier Task Force Deployment to Iran. Big Surprise.

CNO John Richardson said Monday that, essentially, the Persian Gulf deployment was business as usual. “The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group was planned to deploy for some time now,” he told the SeaAirSpace conference.

15 Likes

Stone cold killer convicted in a Court Martial gets a pardon. While the regime’s base of feral trumpers thinks this is great, quite a few veterans are speaking out on Twitter against this.

ETA: This may not be the last we’ll hear of ex-con Behenna. If he decides to go full feral trumper, he may end up at the southern border as a “militia” type. I’m pretty much counting on his being recruited against the “Mexican ragheads”.

5 Likes

Headline on TPM: “Trump Can’t Stand The Publicity That Mueller’s Testimony Would Get”

And voila…this comes out…

7 Likes

Exactly.

We are due for another “Have we impeached the motherfucker yet?”

4 Likes

This is literally the most disgusting thing I expect to hear this week.

My mom spent time in a Nazi work camp. I CANNOT STAND THIS.

8 Likes