President Trump has pardoned a former Army lieutenant who was convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner suspected of being an Al Qaeda terrorist, the White House announced Monday evening. "In light of these facts, Mr. Behenna is entirely deserving of this Grant of Executive Clemency," Sanders concluded. However, the Army's highest appellate court noted concern about how the trial court had handled Behenna's claim of self-defense, Sanders said. The Army Clemency and Parole Board reduced his sentence to 15 years and paroled him in 2014, as soon as he was eligible. The White House statement said that former Oklahoma Gov.

Source: Fox News May 07, 2019 02:34 UTC