On December 13, 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union published an assessment arguing that Donald Trump's full pardons for Clint Lorance and Mathew Golsteyn and his rank intervention for Edward Gallagher weakened military justice accountability; it cited opposition from former military leaders and veterans, while the contemporaneous record distinguishes Lorance's conviction, Golsteyn's untried charge, and Gallagher's mixed verdict.