Trump granted Michael Behenna a full pardon
The presidential intervention concerns unpremeditated murder and assault convictions.
Entities and roles
- Donald J. TrumpPresident granting the pardon
Claims and evidence
- factdocumented
Donald Trump granted Michael Behenna a full pardon on 2019-05-06 concerning unpremeditated murder and assault convictions.
- Trump White House Archives: Statement Regarding Executive Clemency for Michael BehennaOpening paragraphs identify the pardon and combat-zone murder conviction.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney: Pardons Granted by President Donald J. Trump (2017–2021)2019-05-06 section, Michael Behenna row
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney: Michael Behenna Presidential Clemency WarrantSigned May 6, 2019 warrant, full and unconditional pardon of listed UCMJ offenses.
Measurements
Full pardon granted to Michael Behenna1 recipient-level pardon actions - Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Named conflict-related pardon recipients reviewed: Behenna, Lorance, Golsteyn, Slatten, Slough, Liberty and Heard.
- Period
- 2019-05-06 to 2019-05-06
- As of
- 2019-05-06
- Method
- Count this named recipient's dated presidential pardon once. Across this reviewed set there are seven recipient-level actions on three dates, not seven announcements. Exclude Gallagher's rank restoration, other clemency and the underlying offenses themselves. Do not also count the shared Blackwater pardon entry.
- Uncertainty
- Bounded named-recipient set, not a certified all-time census. Six recipients had convictions; Golsteyn was charged but not tried or convicted. The measured Trump action is clemency, not responsibility for the underlying conduct.