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Federal judge vacates Bowe Bergdahl's conviction and dishonorable discharge

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A federal judge on Tuesday vacated Bowe Bergdahl's dishonorable discharge from the US Army, after the former soldier was convicted in 2017 of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

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  1. Washington Times

    Judge vacates desertion conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, former U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan (opens Washington Times)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday vacated the military conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, a former U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to desertion after he left his post and was captured in Afghanistan and tortured by the Taliban.

  2. Military Times

    Judge vacates Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction (opens Military Times)

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    Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction and sentence had been narrowly upheld by military appeals courts before his lawyers took the case to U.S. District Court.

  3. The Guardian

    Former Taliban prisoner Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction vacated (opens The Guardian)

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    A federal judge ruled that the military judge in former US soldier’s trial failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest

  4. RedState

    Bowe Bergdahl's Conviction Is Vacated by DC Federal Judge (opens RedState)

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    Bowe Bergdahl has his conviction and dishonorable discharge vacated by D.C. Federal Judge

  5. CBS News

    Federal judge vacates Bowe Bergdahl's conviction and dishonorable discharge (opens CBS News)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday vacated Bowe Bergdahl's dishonorable discharge from the US Army, after the former soldier was convicted in 2017 of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

  6. WTHR Indianapolis

    Judge vacates desertion conviction for former US soldier captured in Afghanistan (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    Bowe Bergdahl was charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after the then-23-year-old left his post in Afghanistan in 2009.

  7. ABC 30 Fresno

    Bowe Bergdahl's conviction vacated by federal judge (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    Former U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had his conviction vacated by a federal judge, who said a military judge had failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest.

  8. Alaska Public Media

    Judge vacates desertion conviction for former U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl (opens Alaska Public Media)

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    Bergdahl was serving with an Alaska-based unit when he was captured by the Taliban in 2009. His 2014 release ignited a political firestorm.

  9. New Hampshire Union Leader

    U.S. judge chides Trump, tosses Bowe Bergdahl desertion conviction (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    A federal judge on Thursday voided the court-martial conviction of former Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who in 2009 walked off a U.S. military outpost in eastern Afghanistan and spent the

  10. East Idaho News

    Judge vacates desertion conviction for former Idaho soldier captured in Afghanistan (opens East Idaho News)

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    FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday vacated the military conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, a former U.S. Army soldier from Hailey, Idaho who pleaded guilty to desertion after he left his post and was captured in Afghanistan and tortured by the Taliban. The ruling from U.S.

  11. Politico

    Judge vacates desertion conviction for former U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan (opens Politico)

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    Judge Reggie Walton noted that former President Donald Trump had strongly criticized Bowe Bergdahl during the 2016 presidential campaign.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Judge vacates Bowe Bergdahl's desertion conviction, citing possible conflict of interest (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A U.S. federal judge vacated a 2017 court-martial conviction against Bowe Bergdahl, an Army sergeant who abandoned his post in Afghanistan in 2009 only to be captured by the Taliban and held for five years.

  13. Fox News

    Bowe Bergdahl court-martial conviction for Army desertion thrown out by federal judge (opens Fox News)

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    A federal judge vacated the court-martial conviction for former Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who deserted his unit in Afghanistan.

  14. New York Post

    Bowe Bergdahl desertion sentence tossed by judge citing Trump comments (opens New York Post)

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    A federal judge on Wednesday vacated the sentence for a soldier who was captured by the Taliban after deserting his Afghanistan command post in 2009, saying the military judge who issued the decisi…

  15. BizPac Review

    U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl’s convictions THROWN OUT by federal judge (opens BizPac Review)

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    Convicted deserter Bowe Bergdahl's convictions for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy were vacated by a federal judge on Tuesday.

  16. CBS News

    Judge vacates Bowe Bergdahl's desertion conviction over conflict-of-interest concerns (opens CBS News)

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    The former U.S. Army soldier was held captive by the Taliban for nearly five years after leaving his post in Afghanistan.

  17. Los Angeles Times

    Judge vacates desertion conviction for Bowe Bergdahl, former U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The ruling cites a potential conflict of interest for the military judge who presided over Bowe Bergdahl's court-martial.

  18. The Boston Globe

    Judge vacates desertion conviction for former US soldier Bowe Bergdahl (opens The Boston Globe)

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    In a 2017 military trial, Bowe Bergdahl had pleaded guilty to desertion after he left his post and was captured in Afghanistan and tortured by the Taliban.

  19. Military.com

    Bowe Bergdahl's Sentence Is Thrown Out by Judge as Case Takes New Turn (opens Military.com)

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    A federal judge ruled in favor of the government in one argument but agreed with Bergdahl on the other, ultimately vacating his sentence and all subsequent orders and decisions thereafter.

  20. Wall Street Journal

    Federal Judge Vacates Bowe Bergdahl’s Conviction (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The former U.S. Army sergeant was dishonorably discharged in a court-martial proceeding after he walked off his post in Afghanistan.

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