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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 don't know what happened after that exactly. we don't know that he's guilty. he's being charged. you're innocent until proven guilty. what if he'd been in the hands of the enemy, tortured and been killed? the administration would be blamed. >> we don't know what his motivation was. we don't know whether he's a deserter. he's been charged but not convicted. >> every single former platoon mat...

Blamed. >> we don't know what his motivation was. we don't know whether he's a deserter. he's been charged but not convicted. >> every single former platoon mate says he deserted. >> that's what they say, but he deserves a trial. >> i don't think it makes sense to go to the taliban to report your commanders aren't doing a good job. that makes zero sense. i think there's value in getting this guy back. there's value getting anyone back. but given what he did, the price was too high. and perhaps the most shameful aspect of this was the completely dishonest p.r. campaign to make him out like serg...

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 bergdahl's release is not a breach of that policy of not negotiating with terrorists? >> it is absolutely consistent with decades ...

Circumstances we are going to still learn about. he is, like all americans, innocent until proven guilty. he's 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 bowe bergdahl still has not had a chance to tell his side of the story. she said that the complete acc...

>> 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 bergdahl's for former platoon members. look at the unusual line from today's paper we are seeing. yes, i'm 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 platoon mate of bergdahl who offered a social detail. saying he wouldn't drink beer or eat barbecue ...