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Trump grants pardon to Oklahoman(former Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna) who killed Iraqi prisoner
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3232237" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>FOX News has a few more details in its story on Behenna's pardon.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michael-behenna-pardon-donald-trump-iraq-war-al-qaeda" target="_blank">Michael Behenna Pardoned by President Donald Trump</a></p><p></p><p>"White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders cited "broad support" for Michael Behenna, of Edmond, Okla., "from the military, Oklahoma elected officials, and the public" -- including 37 generals and admirals, along with a former Pentagon inspector general -- as the reason for Trump's clemency grant. Sanders also said Behenna had been a "model prisoner" while serving his sentence."</p><p></p><p>"Behenna, who was 24 at the time, said he acted in self-defense when Mansur threw a chunk of concrete at him and reached for the lieutenant’s handgun. Army prosecutors said the argument didn’t stand up because Behenna was already pointing his weapon at the prisoner.</p><p></p><p>In 2018, <u><strong>Behenna's parents told Fox News the prosecution failed to disclose that their own expert's analysis supported their son’s version of events.</strong></u> The expert felt so strongly that he reached out to the Behennas about his findings."</p><p></p><p>"Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter initially requested a pardon for Behenna in February 2018 and renewed his request last month. Hunter said <u><strong>he believed Behenna's conviction was unjustified because of erroneous jury instructions and the failure of prosecutors to turn over evidence supporting a self-defense claim.</strong></u> The White House statement said that former Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and "numerous members" of Oklahoma's congressional delegation had also expressed support for Behenna."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3232237, member: 7900"] FOX News has a few more details in its story on Behenna's pardon. [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michael-behenna-pardon-donald-trump-iraq-war-al-qaeda']Michael Behenna Pardoned by President Donald Trump[/URL] "White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders cited "broad support" for Michael Behenna, of Edmond, Okla., "from the military, Oklahoma elected officials, and the public" -- including 37 generals and admirals, along with a former Pentagon inspector general -- as the reason for Trump's clemency grant. Sanders also said Behenna had been a "model prisoner" while serving his sentence." "Behenna, who was 24 at the time, said he acted in self-defense when Mansur threw a chunk of concrete at him and reached for the lieutenant’s handgun. Army prosecutors said the argument didn’t stand up because Behenna was already pointing his weapon at the prisoner. In 2018, [U][B]Behenna's parents told Fox News the prosecution failed to disclose that their own expert's analysis supported their son’s version of events.[/B][/U] The expert felt so strongly that he reached out to the Behennas about his findings." "Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter initially requested a pardon for Behenna in February 2018 and renewed his request last month. Hunter said [U][B]he believed Behenna's conviction was unjustified because of erroneous jury instructions and the failure of prosecutors to turn over evidence supporting a self-defense claim.[/B][/U] The White House statement said that former Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and "numerous members" of Oklahoma's congressional delegation had also expressed support for Behenna." [/QUOTE]
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