Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's attorneys prepare for closing arguments
Closing arguments at the sentencing of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will come as soon as Thursday at his sentencing for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in Afghanistan.
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Closing arguments at the sentencing of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will come as soon as Thursday at his sentencing for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in Afghanistan.
The Latest on the sentencing hearing for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (all times local).
Gut-wrenching testimony at the sentencing of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will likely continue with officials who treated the soldier following his brutal five years of captivity by Taliban allies.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to a military courtroom at Fort Bragg Wednesday for his sentencing hearing, where prosecutors plan to present evidence that fellow service members were seriously wounded in a fruitless search for him after he abandoned his post in Afghanistan.
President Donald Trump's criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has become a factor in the soldier's sentencing as a military judge weighs the president's impact on public perception of military justice.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will appear before a military judge Monday to learn his punishment for endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan.
The Latest on the court-martial of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his post in Afghanistan.
President Donald Trump's fiery criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has put the desertion case against the soldier on uncertain ground as a judge considers whether he can still get a fair trial for walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009.
Lawyers for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are arguing their client can't get a fair trial because of scathing criticism by President Donald Trump.Defense lawyers said in a motion Friday that Trump's public comments calling Bergdahl a traitor will prevent him from getting a fair trial. They say Trump violated Bergdahl's due process rights with repeated negative comments on the campaign trail.