Military appellate judges are reportedly considering tossing out the convictions of ex-Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a one-time Taliban captive who pleaded guilty to deserting his post in Afghanistan, because of disparaging remarks by President Donald Trump.
Stars and Stripes reported the three-judge U.S. Army Court for Criminal Appeals heard arguments last Thursday.
In 2017, at the conclusion of more than one week of testimony following Bergdahl's decision to plead guilty, Trump condemned the lack of prison time within two hours of the no-jail sentence decision in a Fort Bragg, North Carolina, courtroom, the military news outlet reported.
And Trump routinely lambasted Bergdahl, 33, during his election campaign as a "dirty, rotten traitor" who "should be shot" or returned to the Taliban in front of cheering crowds.
Stars and Stripes reported it is not clear when the judges will issue a decision.
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