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Just been handed this is from one of this is a statement from a family member of one of the americans on board. our entire family is deeply saddened by the losses of yvonne and emily selke, two wonderful caring amazing people who meant so much to so many. at this difficult time we respectfully ask for privacy and your prayers. our hearts and prayers go out to all of the family members and friends of all 150 souls on board. we will stay on this coverage. i m brooke baldwin. let s send it to washington. john berman and the lead starts right now. deserter. they brought him home and now the army calls bowe bergdahl a criminal. i m john berman. this is the lead. the national lead. the obama administration traded five taliban prisoners to bring bowe bergdahl back to the united states but now after months and months of deliberation the army charges him with desertion of his unit. we will speak to one of his platoon mates who was in ....
Attorneys will try to find some kind of deal here? there are a lot of factors it will take into account as this proceeds. the ball is now in bergdahl s defense counsel s court to decide what to do. two options immediately are to consider one, offering a discharge deal in lieu of the court martial. by accepting that discharge in lieu of court martial, army regulation 635-200 has a chapter 10 allows this. there s a procedure. may be too early for that to happen. i would assess this would likely go to an article 32. the military equivalent if you will of a grand jury. the difference is sergeant bergdahl or bergdahl will have an opportunity to cross examine witnesses and present his own evidence that would lend to defend him or at least matters in extenuation, mitigation to include nearly five years of captivity. to get to your question what ....
Try and either keep bergdahl out of a military jail or get him as little military jail time as possible. big questions, major developments. barbara starr at the pentagon thanks so much. i want to speak with a soldier who served in afghanistan with bowe bergdahl. josh corder is on the phone with us. thanks so much for joining us. the breaking news minutes ago that bowe bergdahl whom you served with in afghanistan, will be charged with desertion. how do you feel about this announcement? well i feel that it s finally some justice being done. took a long time to get here from when he returned but i think it s probably because the military was doing their due diligence. i m glad they did, because at this point i m sure they probably have enough evidence to convict him of whatever charges they are putting him up against. officials say the maximum sentence he could receive is life in prison. do you have an opinion on what sentence he should receive if convicted? i don t think that he ....
Abandoning his brothers in arms. he could face life in prison here if convicted. bergdahl disappeared in the middle of a war zone on june 30th 2009 captured by the taliban. for the next five years, the only time his family saw him was in proof of life videos posted by the taliban. showing bergdahl bearded, beleaguered. then last summer bergdahl reappeared this time being walked over to american troops waiting in blackhawk hospitals to whisk him home. the price for his return, far from cheap. the obama administration traded five taliban commanders that had been held at guantanamo bay. virtually the second the white house announced bergdahl was back on american soil and the president walked arm in arm with his parents in the rose garden and white house officials said he served with honor and distinction, loud questions came quickly, from dozens who served with bergdahl in afghanistan about the circumstances under ....
But the fact that he deserted should have been part of the equation. josh i appreciate your time. thank you so much for talking to us. again, i appreciate it. i know you have been watching this and waiting for this day in some ways for a long time. thank you. thank you. want to bring in larry younger, a former attorney in the j.a.g. court. thank you for being with us. help us to understand what these charges were that were issued today and what the likely outcome is. will this ever come to a full court martial or is this pageantry before a plea deal is struck? thank you for allowing me to be here today. as i understand this breaking news there are two main charges, desertion, which is a violation of the uniform code of military justice article 85 and in particular, it s alleging that bergdahl quit his unit organization or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty. the second is a violation of the uniform code of military justice ....