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Active-duty Air Force officer who called for Trump impeachment faces three charges

Headline from Military Times

A U.S. military service member who called for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to be impeached is facing charges under the UCMJ.

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Trump criticism leads to rare criminal charges for Air Force officer who called for impeachment (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Davis Winkie, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US airman who was arrested twice, once on the steps of the US Capitol while calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, was officially criminally charged Monday for his comments, according to a charging document his attorney shared with CNN.

  2. Just the News

    Air Force officer who called for impeachment gets hit with criminal charges (opens Just the News)

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    It can be considered a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to participate in uniform in any overtly partisan activity, such as a political protest. It can also be a violation to use "contemptuous words" against the president or other high-ranking officials.

  3. Newsweek

    Air Force Major Jason Watson Hit with Military Charges After Trump Protest (opens Newsweek)

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    Major Jason Watson was arrested in July on the steps of the U.S. Capitol after calling for the impeachment of President Trump.

  4. CBS News

    U.S. Air Force major criminally charged for criticizing Trump (opens CBS News)

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    U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Watson, who has served for 17 years, now faces rare criminal charges for criticizing President Trump. Watson has been detained twice recently for similar charges. Charlie D'Agata reports

  5. CBS News

    Air Force officer who criticized Trump faces rare criminal charges (opens CBS News)

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    U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is facing criminal charges after he criticized President Trump in public. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more information.

  6. CBS News

    U.S. airman faces charges for criticizing Trump over Iran war (opens CBS News)

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    The charges against Major Jason Watson are believed to be the first time in U.S. military history that a major has been charged under Article 88.

  7. The Daily Caller

    Air Force Major Charged After Calling For Trump’s Impeachment, Conviction (opens The Daily Caller)

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    ‘Conduct unbecoming an officer’

  8. CBS News

    Rare criminal charges against Air Force officer who criticized Trump (opens CBS News)

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    Legal experts will have to decode rare criminal charges against Major Jason Watson, an Air Force officer who publicly criticized President Trump. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more details on this unusual case.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Air Force major faces charges after protesting Iran war while in uniform (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A major in the Air Force was criminally charged Monday for protesting against President Donald Trump after being accused of breaking the Pentagon’s regulations. Jason Watson has been detained twice for his behavior, first on July 1, when he called for Trump’s impeachment while wearing his uniform on…

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  11. The Hill

    Air Force officer who called for Trump impeachment criminally charged (opens The Hill)

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    An Air Force officer who twice called for President Trump’s impeachment publicly on the steps of the Capitol has been criminally charged. Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is accused of breaking multiple military laws — allegedly committing three Article 88 violations for making “contemptuous” remarks abo…

  12. Al Jazeera

    US soldier who called for Trump impeachment facing military charges (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Major Jason Watson faces charges under rarely-used military law prohibiting criticism of the US president.

  13. Military Times

    Active-duty Air Force officer who called for Trump impeachment faces three charges (opens Military Times)

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    A U.S. military service member who called for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to be impeached is facing charges under the UCMJ.

  14. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Military officer charged for criticizing Trump (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    WASHINGTON — A military service member who called for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to be impeached faces charges, his lawyer and the Air Force said Tuesday.

  15. Truthout

    Air Force Major Faces Rare Charges After Calling for Trump’s Impeachment (opens Truthout)

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    Maj. Jason Watson faces charges relating to alleged “contemptuous” statements he made against the president.

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