Update: Right on cue, Trump has chimed in about a military judge's decision to spare Bowe Bergdahl from prison, calling it "a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military."   The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military.

Finally, the yearslong saga of former Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, which began when the former soldier walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009 before being captured by members of the Taliban and held captive for five years – the longest term of captivity for any US soldier held in Afghanistan -

Having already broken the records on commutations, AFP reports that President Obama is fielding pressure from all sides to grant unlikely pardons of sentences to people whose supporters say have been unjustly sentenced or sought out by the justice system, before he leaves office in two weeks. 

Jon E. Dougherty writes – In a recent post at The Federalist, senior editor David Harsanyi noted that, based on recent reports from Fox News and NBC News, it appears as though the Defense Department is set to charge Army Sgt. Bowe

When Obama defended his exchange of 5, count’em, FIVE! Taliban Jihadists for 1 US Army deserter, I’m sure he still had hopes that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl would turn out to be a hero. As Obama’s National Security Adviser, Susan Rice said,