Combat veteran I know just texted me, furious: “Pardoning convicted war criminals is a slap in the face to everyone who fought honorably. To everyone who didn’t commit war crimes. To everyone who chose the harder right over the easier wrong...

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 19, 2019

Gonna say this again—this incentivizes the commission of war crimes by our opponents and allies, and in doing so puts US servicemembers at greater risk. https://t.co/jsEmw7UHn8

— Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) May 18, 2019

1. As a former career prosecutor, including 6 years as an Army JAG, this makes me sick. Please bear with me as this will take a minute: Our military criminal justice system protects the rights of soldiers accused of crimes as well as, if not better then, many civilian systems... https://t.co/dtJMOZ6Elg

— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) May 19, 2019

“Thousands of soldiers have successfully led combat units without committing atrocities. Pardoning war crimes dishonors them.” https://t.co/sODXB7g6Xx

— James LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) May 18, 2019

Trump has requested the immediate preparation of paperwork needed to pardon several American military members accused or convicted of war crimes — including high-profile cases of murder, attempted murder and desecration of a corpse, NYT reports. https://t.co/OrbmCXNi6q

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 18, 2019

Trump is also considering pardoning: Green Beret Mathew Golsteyn, accused of killing an unarmed civilian; Nicholas Slatten, Blackwater guard found guilty of shooting dozens of unarmed Iraqis; & snipers accused of defiling a dead Taliban fighter’s corpse.https://t.co/g402IncuWd

— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) May 19, 2019