Trump pardoned Mathew Golsteyn before his military trial
Reporting and findings
- documented
Donald Trump granted Mathew Golsteyn a full and unconditional pardon on November 15, 2019 for the UCMJ Article 118 offense that had been referred to an Army general court-martial, ending the pending prosecution before trial without an adjudication of guilt.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney: Executive Grant of Clemency for Mathew GolsteynSigned clemency warrant
- ABC News: Trump issues pardons for 3 service members accused of war crimesIndependent contemporaneous report distinguishing Golsteyn's pretrial pardon from Gallagher's rank restoration
- documented
Donald Trump granted Mathew Golsteyn a full pardon on 2019-11-15 concerning a premeditated-murder charge before trial or conviction.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney: Pardons Granted by President Donald J. Trump (2017–2021)2019-11-15 section, Mathew Golsteyn row
Summary and current status
The warrant precisely identifies a referred Article 118 charge and does not describe an adjudicated conviction.
Full and unconditional pretrial pardon granted
People and organizations
- Mathew GolsteynArmy Special Forces officer who received Trump presidential clemency before trial
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump root
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpArmy Special Forces officer who received Trump presidential clemency before court-martial trialMathew Golsteyn
Figures
Full pardon granted to Mathew Golsteyn1 recipient-level pardon actions Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Named conflict-related pardon recipients reviewed: Behenna, Lorance, Golsteyn, Slatten, Slough, Liberty and Heard.
- Period
- 2019-11-15 to 2019-11-15
- As of
- 2019-11-15
- 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.