Trump pardons the former soldier who was convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner
By Reis Thebault Reis Thebault National and breaking news reporter Email Bio Follow May 6 at 10:40 PM President Trump has pardoned Michael Behenna, a former Army lieutenant who served five years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi prisoner in 2008.
The former soldier, now 35, fought to overturn his conviction on the grounds that the prosecution had hid evidence that would have benefited his case. The judge denied the effort, but Behenna’s sentence was ultimately reduced to 15 years, and he was released on parole in 2014. Before Trump’s pardon, Behenna faced another five years of parole.
“I was scared Ali Mansur was going to take my weapon and use it against me,” he said then. “This happened very fast.” “I’m grateful that the long road for Michael Behenna and his family has finally come to a joyous end,” Lankford said in the joint statement. “Michael now gets a clean slate and a second chance at life.”
On Monday, Hunter applauded Trump and said that Behenna has “admitted to his mistakes, has learned from them and deserves to move on.”
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