Trump Pardons Kristian Saucier

[saxitoxin]

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President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned a former sailor jailed for taking pictures of his workstation on a personal cell phone, a case that became entangled with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s own controversies involving mishandling classified information.

Former Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Kristian Saucier pleaded guilty to the crime in 2016 and spent a year in jail. He had petitioned the White House for a full pardon, arguing that federal prosecutors targeted him for overly severe punishment in the wake of revelations that Clinton used a private email server to store classified emails.

In court, Saucier acknowledged that he took six photos of his work station aboard an attack submarine in violation of Navy rules. He said the reason was not to jeopardize sensitive information about the vessel, but instead to keep as a memento of his time on board.

“This is not justice” he wrote in a letter to the White House in January 2017.

The pardon is only the second issued by Trump since taking office in early 2017.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pent ... submarine/

[HitRed]

I support Trump on this one. The navy guy was a sub fanatic and he didn't share anything like Snowden.

[mrswdk]

I don't get it. When The Don compared this case to the Killary emails, wasn't he suggesting they were similar on principle?

[Bernie Sanders]

Our treasonous President pardons a military man who clearly violated military protocol and rules.

Trump who cowardly got 5 deferments to avoid the Vietnam War is now giving the finger to our military court system.

[DoomYoshi]

Yeah, this is pretty much the worst thing ever. People who own cell phones are scum. People who actually use them are worse. That in and of itself is a crime, let alone what he did with the military stuff.

[Thorthoth]

Yeah, this is pretty much the worst thing ever. People who own cell phones are scum. People who actually use them are worse. That in and of itself is a crime, let alone what he did with the military stuff.

I just hope you didn't mean that sarcastically, Dosh.

(Kristian Saucier = Christian sorcerer = Jesus Christ).

[notyou2]

I take this as great news. Sitting president's usually issue pardons at the end of their term.


Perhaps Drumph knows something that Joe Public doesn't.

[riskllama]

I take this as great news. Sitting president's usually issue pardons at the end of their term.


Perhaps Drumph knows something that Joe Public doesn't.

*fingers crossed

[TA1LGUNN3R]

I take this as great news. Sitting president's usually issue pardons at the end of their term.


Perhaps Drumph knows something that Joe Public doesn't.

*fingers crossed

That just means Pence becomes President.