Army referred Golsteyn's case to a general court-martial
The event records the charge stage and keeps the presumption of innocence explicit.
Entities and roles
- Mathew GolsteynAccused service member later pardoned by Trump before trial
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump root
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-pardoned service member with referred military chargeMathew Golsteyn
Claims and evidence
- allegationcharged
Six months before Trump pardoned Mathew Golsteyn, the commanding general of U.S. Army Special Operations Command referred Golsteyn's case to trial by general court-martial on May 15, 2019; the Army's announcement described him as accused and did not report a conviction.
- U.S. Army Special Operations Command: Accused Soldier Proceeds to Court-MartialMay 15, 2019 referral and accused status
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney: Executive Grant of Clemency for Mathew GolsteynLater Trump pardon and Article 118 scope