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In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, then-Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

Judge vacates desertion conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, former U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan

By Matthew Barakat - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2017, file photo, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility during deliberations at a sentencing hearing in Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who was court martialed after he left his post and was captured by the Taliban is asking a federal judge to overturn his military conviction, saying his trial was unduly influenced when former President Donald Trump repeatedly made disparaging comments about him and called for his execution. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Bowe Bergdahl’s lawyers want conviction overturned, citing undue influence by Trump

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Bergdahl appeals court-martial over Trump, McCain comments

By REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 file photo, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility as the judge deliberates during a sentencing hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C .A new motion filed, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 in the case of former U.S Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is asking the highest appeals court for the U.S. military to overturn his conviction, citing an alleged conflict of interest involving the judge who originally presided over his sentencing. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Bergdahl lawyers say judge’s job application posed conflict

By SARAH BLAKE MORGAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks with members of the press as he meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump says he’s sticking up for ‘warriors’ in Gallagher case

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Shannon Allen, right, wife of Sgt. First Class Mark Allen, leaves the Fort Bragg Courtroom Facility after testifying at the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl sentencing hearing on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Sgt. First Class Mark Allen was critically injured during the search mission for Bergdahl. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Andrew Craft) ** FILE **

Mark Allen, soldier shot during search for Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl, dies

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, then-Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

Bowe Bergdahl’s lawyers press appeal citing Donald Trump comments

By Maggie Garred - The Washington Times

Mohammed Ismail Qasimyar, a member of a government peace council, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his residence in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. A Taliban spokesman said Tuesday that five members of the Afghan Taliban who were freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for captured American army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have joined the insurgent group’s political office in Qatar. But Qasimyar warned Washington against negotiating peace terms with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Taliban: 5 freed from US military prison now in Qatar office

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this Nov. 16, 2017 photo, Mike Duncan, poses in his Corvallis, Ore., home. Duncan, was injured in 2009 in Afghanistan while searching for Bowe Bergdahl, who had deserted his post. Duncan is now a physician assistant with Samaritan Health Services in Corvallis. (Andy Cripe /The Corvallis Gazette-Times via AP)

Corvallis man injured in search says he’s forgiven solider

By LILLIAN SCHROCK - Associated Press

Army judge Col. Jeffery Nance arrives at the Fort Bragg courtroom facility for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

AP Explains: Bergdahl judge weighed complex leniency factors

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility as the judge deliberates during a sentencing hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. The judge ruled that Bergdahl to get dishonorable discharge, lose rank, forfeit pay in addition to getting no prison time. Bergdahl, walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

No prison for Bergdahl in sentencing for walking off post

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility after a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

Bergdahl spared from prison; Trump calls sentence ‘disgrace’

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility after a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

The Latest: Sen. Graham disappointed in Bergdahl sentence

Associated Press

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, right, arrives at the Fort Bragg courtroom facility for a sentencing hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Bowe Bergdahl avoids prison time, to be dishonorably discharged

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility as the judge deliberates during a sentencing hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. The judge ruled that Bergdahl to get dishonorable discharge, lose rank, forfeit pay in addition to getting no prison time. Bergdahl, walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Donald Trump calls Bergdahl’s no-jail sentence ‘complete and total disgrace’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, left, arrives at the Fort Bragg courtroom facility for a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft /The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

The Latest: Bergdahl judge starts deliberating on punishment

Associated Press

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, left, arrives at the Fort Bragg courtroom facility for a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft /The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

Bowe Bergdahl judge begins deliberating sergeant’s sentence

By Jonathan Drew - Associated Press

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility after a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

The Latest: Defense finishes Bergdahl sentencing argument

Associated Press

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility after a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

Bowe Bergdahl gave U.S. analysts priceless intelligence after release: Defense witnesses

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times