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>> reporter: the taliban never forgave him. hes been on the run with his wife and young children for. five years. this is what haji said to cnn only a few weeks ago. >> denied a special immigrant visa for the u.s. twice, haji was running out of options when a former platoon mate stepped in. >> i realized that he would not be able to do this by himself at all. i felt like if i didnt see it through, there was zero chance of him getting out. >> reporter: from half a world away, former lance corpora...

Making the investigation part of him. >> soldiers who once served with bowe bergdahl furious he may not face any jail time for deserting his platoon in 2009. many say he should be get life in prison and be held responsible for the death of his soldiers. we will talk with jordan vaughn a former platoon mate of bergdahl. >> the commander-in-chief sitting down for an interview on cbss 60 minutes talking about everything from syria to hillary clintons e-mail can sda-- scan. this interview covered ...

Well. so theyre on the ground and theyre making it very clear, what their statement is and where they stand. physical presence there. so were out of the picture it would appear for now. but well see, if this change in strategy is useful down the road adam kinzinger thank you very much. >> thanks, martha. bill: 19 minutes past. shocking allegations from the intel community accusing the pentagon of cooking the books in the fight against isis. what were learning about when the problem first started...

Paid. alan, start with you. >> this came out today that his defense is going to be that he left to report on his superiors because of misconduct and had planned to come back. we dont know what happened after that exactly. we dont know that hes guilty. hes being charged. youre innocent until proven guilty. what if hed been in the hands of the enemy, tortured and been killed? the administration would be blamed. >> we dont know what his motivation was. we dont know whether hes a deserter. hes been ...

Secondly, the price that was paid. alan, start with you. >> this came out today that his defense is going to be that he left to report on his superiors because of misconduct and had planned to come back. we dont know what happened after that exactly. we dont know that hes guilty. hes being charged. youre innocent until proven guilty. what if hed been in the hands of the enemy, tortured and been killed? the administration would be blamed. >> we dont know what his motivation was. we dont know whet...

Blamed. >> we dont know what his motivation was. we dont know whether hes a deserter. hes been charged but not convicted. >> every single former platoon mate says he deserted. >> thats what they say, but he deserves a trial. >> i dont think it makes sense to go to the taliban to report your commanders arent doing a good job. that makes zero sense. i think theres value in getting this guy back. theres value getting anyone back. but given what he did, the price was too high. and perhaps the most s...

Republicans, were not informed megyn. >> ed, thank you. well, in the days after this controversial prisoner trade the administration went on defense with several officials suggesting that the former taliban captain served with honor and distinction while others questioned the account from the soldiers the platoon mate who is had served with bergdahl and when he left. >> he served the united states with honor and distinction. >> so the negotiation to obtain sergeant bergdahls release is not a bre...

Circumstances we are going to still learn about. he is, like all americans, innocent until proven guilty. hes being tried in the court of public opinion after going through an enormous five years of captivity. his parents the same. the most that we need to care about is his health and well-being and there will be an opportunity to review the circumstances of his capture if there is a consequence that results from that, that will be delivered. >> reporter: and jake, susan rice points out that bow...

>> meanwhile, "the new york times" reported on a very unusual republican project, a former aide to mitt romney, is now organizing a pr push for bergdahls for former platoon members. look at the unusual line from todays paper we are seeing. yes, im angry, joshua cornelison, said in an interview. the important part. in an interview araged by republican strategists. what exactly are republican strategists doing in the middle of that reporting? the times then also went on to quote another former pla...