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He says he is reviewing the case now. there are some who have noted that the president making that public statement could create an unlawful command influence and gum up the works in this case. what's your reaction to hearing from him? >> as far as i'm concerned, i don't know what the implications might be as far as the law is concerned, but he is the commander in chief. if he feels that action is not being taken in a proper way, as he learns more about this situation, we are in favor of him doing whatever he feels is necessary. so we would encourage his involvement and it's more than just mat...

Explosive that killed those two marines. there was confirmation of that in afghanistan. >> martha: what happens now? on what grounds was it reopened and what impact might the president's comments have? >> the comments by the president when he tweeted yesterday, there has been a lot of talk about that being unlawful command influence or could be. i have been doing this for close to 20 years. i have never seen a prosecutor bring an unlawful command influence motion against a higher authority. the president could take jurisdiction of this case and handle it himself. the president has the power of...

Commander-in-chief or any of the generals would like to step in and do the right thing that is not considered undue command influence. >> sandra: the afghan man died february 28, 2010. there are so many different narratives about what happened that day. what does your husband want us to know as we continue to follow this story? >> i'll just say this. during the board of inquiry in which the army found him -- they cleared him of wrongdoing, they actually had the investigator from c.i.d. in the army on the stand who had to admit to putting out the false narrative that has driven this entire thin...

Since he did say he was going to step in and review this case. some saying that he may be exerting unlawful command influence. we have heard that from some military experts. however, a general weighed in on it and wrote an opinion piece published on fox news.com. president reviewing the case writing citizens and soldiers are innocent until proven guilty. the height of irony to deny a combat veteran the constitutional rights he so bravely fought for. what do you think will happen here with your husband? >> i couldn't agree more and from my understanding of the undue command influence kind of pr...

Unarmed detainee, even if they were a threat at one point, is not permitted under rules of engagement. i guess the interesting case here is president trump stepping into this case is making it unique in that rarely do you see the commander in chief weigh in directly on a case like this, and it's something that there are concerns about command influence, whether or not he is going to alter the course of this case. the department of defense saying it's a law enforcement matter and they're going to respect the integrity of this process. >> okay, ryan brown, please keep us posted. appreciate the r...