these were -- by lorance were not combattens.s is how we solve cases with dna and skin cells, that are coming off i.e.d.s and americans prior.s killed these are enemy combatants. same in goldsteyn's case, he killed an enemy and he's brought up on murder charges and was investigated and in that investigation they found no evidence to supporthis allegation other than matt said he killed an enemy comicbatant, many of us have done. that is not a crime. and, so, they stl didn't like it. they didn't like the rumor of it and that he was talking openly about this. they stripped him of his army special forces hat, too his silver star and next held him for nearly over ten years, had this over him and his family's head and continuously said, hey, we're going to get thi they kept bringing him on. >> reporter: rachel, again, david is making the point that, in each of these cases there was serious misconduct. you were a jag lawyer, you proscated cases like this. >> iefended cases. i was an appellate defense counsel as well and my heart is with

army first lieutenant clint lorance and army major matthew golsteyn.ed the demotion of navy seal eddie gallagher in the third case. here is first lieutenant lorance just today. >> it really gives you the opportunity to what kind of person he is, what kind of leader is. i'm just so impressed with the vice president and the preside president. i can't say it enough. what president trump did is not unprecedented. but to me it's life-changing. to my family it's life-changing. to our military is life-changi life-changing. >> harris: the president's moves are also facing pushback. former vice president joe biden on twitter said that his intervention betrays the rule of law, adding the president is "not fit to command our troops." joining me now, retired major general bob scales, who served over 30 years in the u.s. army and commanded two units in vietnam. great to see you. >> hi, harris. see when i want you to, first of all, maybe react to it was just said about the president intervening by joe biden. >> i disagree with that. one of the things i've learned fr

lorance was released friday from the u.s. military prison reuniting with family members after spending seven years in prison. he had been sentenced to 19 years behind bars for ordering a soldier to fire at unarmed afghan motorcyclists in 2012. major golsteyn was charged with the murder of an alleged afghan bomb maker in 2010. husband case was set to go to court in february. president trump is also promoting navy s.e.a.l. eddy gallagher who was demoted for posing with a corporatise. now last week, the president met with defense secretary mark esper and talked about letting this play out in the military system. a spokesman said the dod has the confidence in the military justice system, that the president is part of that system as the commander in chief and has the authority to weigh in. back over to you. >> all right. thank you, stephanie ramos. >>> now to colin kaepernick and the media circus that has become his comeback tryout for the nfl. abc's kaylee hartung has more on how it went. >> reporter: colin kaerp nperni showing o

matt golsteyn and one which we will speak to tomorrow clint lorance fresh out of leavenworth.at phone call from president trump. >> the president has shown the nation he has been a man of his word this whole time since he took office. and it was just overwhelming. it was a feeling of joy and gratitude. he thanked me for my service and told me was going to be restoring my rank back to chief petty officer and also expunging everything from my record so that i could retire honorably and basically it was like this thing had never happened. he wanted to instill confidence back in to the war fighters in our community that were going over there and doing the job and he didn't want them second-guessing themselves and he he wanted them to know he had a president who had their back. pete: you cannot underestimate the amount of gratitude these guys had. we had matt on the show yesterday. i wanted to watch your show will had a beer with matt and his wife julie after the show here. he had been through such an ordeal. had you jack keane on. the point is very important voice in all of this.

a man going from military hero to enemy of the state but now army first lieutenant clint lorance is alife-changing call from the president of the united states. first lieutenant clint lorance will be here on set with his first exclusive interview since receiving the president's full pardon over the weekend. we also had eddie gallagher and matt goldstein who were part of the presidential aca shun actio. on the program today, jeff sessions, senator josh holly, franklin graham, burgess owens. don't go anywhere. jillian: a former critic of candidates going on so-called apology tour, new york's mayor michael bloomberg started his own campaign by saying sorry over stop and frisk. listen to this. >> i was totally focused on saving lives but as we know, good intentions aren't good enough. i want you to know that i realize back them i was wrong. and i'm sorry. rob: carli carley shimkus herh the backlash he's getting on social media. >> stop and frisk was one of michael bloomberg's signature initiatives. now he says he was wrong to champion it. this policy lets police officers stop and frisk an

clint lorance and army green beret major matt golsteyn. clint lorance is serving a 19-year murder sentence in the military prison in fort leavenworth, kansas, for ordering soldiers to open fire on unarmed afghan motorcyclists in 2012. matthew golsteyn is facing murder charges related to the 2010 killing of an alleged afghan bomb-maker. he reportedly told cia interviewers he had shot the unarmed man and then destroyed his body in a burn pit on the military base. trump is also reportedly considering restoring the rank of navy seal eddie gallagher. he has been accused of multiple war crimes, including shooting two iraqi civilians and fatally stabbing a captive teenager in the neck. a california jury acquitted him of murder charges in july. a federal judge has voided the trump administration's so-called "conscience rule," which would have allowed healthcare workers to refuse to offer medical care to patients, including ababortions, if the procedurures conflicted with the healthcare worker's private religious beliefs. the rule would have also a

every time i think about clint lorance in prison.toon leader who made some of those calls. we actually have now video of clint lorance being released at leavenworth. watch this. we will talk over it. sorry. this is his family. ed: you can hear the joy. [cheers] pete: this is from dan scavino's twitter feed. dan radio leased after the president personally called him. in fact, took the president a while to get through. because the staff sergeant there answering the phone didn't believe the president was trying to call. military protocol, right? pete: he got through, spoke to people. shortly after there he is. lisa: have you interview coming up on new show. ed: thank you very much. we will have you on very soon. no doubt about it. lisa: this was me shamelessly trying to get on your show. ed: jack keane is going to be talking about a lot of hot spots around the world. a lot of people want to focus on. wimpeachment. there are big national security challenges. live noon eastern with me. this breaking news overnight because of what i mentio

keep in mind lorance was convicted with the aid of testimony from nine members of his own platoon.ent also restored the rank of navy s.e.a.l. edward gallaghe gallagher. they argued it would undermine their ability to maintain good order and discipline and tangibly endanger soldiers in the field, but trump was lobbied heavily by some trump tv stars who he cares about more than any pentagon official. andrew exum summed up his feelings this way. these men, now pardoned, remain a disgrace to our ranks. back in may he pardoned michael behenna who was imprisoned after killing an iraqi prisoner in u.s. custody. but president trump is the only president in recent history to pardon service members convicted of war crimes. of war c rimes.is is my bod proof of less joint pa and clearer skin. man 2 vo: proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis... woman 2 vo: ...with humira. woman 3 vo: humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further irreversible joint damage, and clear skin in many adu

pete: clint lorance a brand new platoon leader in afghanistan.ers on motorcycle. three men on motorcycles approach his platoon not with a politic second to decide. brian: they did not stop. pete: they did not stop when told to stop. split second clint lorance orders his men to fire on the motorcycle. he is charged with murder because there is no weapons found on those individuals. later on through forensics they identify at these two of these guys were taliban bomb makers. ainsley: isn't motorcycle considered. >> it's a tactic the taliban had used to run at platoons, get close, blow yourself up and kill americans. they are still use it's today. in fact the platoon leader in that area was killed months later by the same tactic. even though they have more evidence the army has squashed it. he is leavenworth. the president reviewing that case and matt golsteyn case we knew that was under active review. in this case again killing the enemy on the battlefield, someone who with american blood on their hands. he had been cleared by the army once already

clint lorance. him after the president pardon him over the weekend. he will be with us in 30 minutes. pete: that's right. steve: president trump slamming democrats for turning impeachment inquiry into what he calls a partisan weapon. pete: it comes as week two, goody, of public impeachment hearings getting underway. kristin fisher at the white house busy day in washington. >> always a busy day in washington. good morning. this is going to be another huge week for the impeachment inquiry over the weekend speaker pelosi said that shield love for the president to testify. give him an opportunity to make his case under oath. but for now, president trump continuing to defend himself on twitter. here is one of many tweets that the president made over the weekend. he said the crazed, do-nothing democrats are turning impeachment into a routine partisan weapon. it is very bad for our country and not what the founders had in mind. the president was also very active on twitter during the former ambassador to u

and clint lorance had been serving and nine men from his union testified against him. and eddie gallagher was's rank, was charged with posing for a photograph with another dead isis fighter. and mark esper met with president trump earlier this month. >> i had a robust discussion with the president yesterday and i offered, as i do in all matters, the facts, the options, my advice, the recommendations, and we'll see how things play out. >> in a statement, the pentagon reacted to president trump's decision, quote, the department of defense has confidence in the military justice system. the president is part of the military justice system as the commander-in-chief and has the authority to weigh in on matters of this nature. some pentagon brass are uneasy with the controversial decision saying it could undermine good order and discipline. ed: thank you for starting us off with that and for a deep dive into this. and the vice chief of staff and a fox news strategic analyst, general, good to have you today. >> good to be with you here, ed, on this show. ed: i'm graduate you'r

lieutenant clint lorance who was found guilty of murder in 2015 and major matt golsteyn who will nowmurder case against him dismissed. and in california, the gunman behind the tragic shooting at saw gus high school has died. officials say the shooter died this afternoon from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. the 16-year-old opened fire on his birthday killing two of his classmates. three others were injured. i'm marianne raftery, now back to hannity. ♪ >> mob has a conspiracy theory the. >> the witness: intimidation by tweeting during today's hearing. that was innocuous. moments ago the president respond to the absolute hysteria again. >> in the history of our country, there has never been a disgrace like what's going on right now. so you know what? , i have the right to speak. i have free speech just as other people do. but they have taken away the republicans' rights and i watched today as certain very talented people wanted to ask questions they weren't allowed to ask questions. republicans. they weren't allowed to ask questions. it's a very sad thing. >> sean: joining u

also receiving full pardon, army lieutenant clint lorance who was convicted of second-degree murder in013 for ordering his soldiers to fire on three men afghanistan. the third action by the president restores the rank of ief petty officer to edward gallagher, a navy seal who was acquitted by a military jury last summer of serious charges s includinoting civilians in iraq. he was convicted of bringing discredit on the armed forcesg for pos with a photo of the arpse of a captive. police say 16-year-old student who shot five students at his soutrn california high school has died. the gunman shot and killed two studentsnd woundedhree more on thursday, then shot himself with the last round. investigators are still searching for what drove the attack. >> no motive or rationale has yet been established for the subject's assault. suffice it to say we did not find any manifesto, any diary that spelled it out, any suicide note or any wtis which will clearly identify his motive behind this assault. chor: police seized several firearms from his home today and are trying to detmine the origin of th

clint lorance had been serving a 19-year murder sentence in the military prison in fort leavenworth, kansas, for ordering soldiers to open fire on unarmed afghan motorcyclists in 2012. he walked free from prison on friday night after trump's pardon. mathew golsteyn was facing murder charges related to the 2010 killing of an unarmed afghan man. he reportedly told cia interviewers he had shot the man and then destroyed his body in a burn pit on the military base. trump also restored the rank of navy seal eddie gallagher, who had been accused of multiple war crimes, including shooting two iraqi civilians and fatally stabbing a captive teenager in the neck. a california jury acquitted him of murder charges in july, but convicted him of a lesser offense. president t trump took an unplanned trip to walter reed national military medical center saturday, sparking widespread questions about the state of trump's physical health. the white house has claimed there was nothing unusual about the unscheduled medical visit. president trump is the oldest president to take office and there have been r

i do not believe that lieutenant lorance was a war criminal.t believe he should have been sentenced to 20 years. there are real problems with his case and i am pleased that the commander-in-chief, the president, took a hard look at it. i sent a letter to ask him to do that some time ago. and that he issued this pardon. when you are out there in combat and i have had to make these type of snap decisions under tremendous pressure in just seconds. if you see people to your left and right being convicted as murderers. the default reaction becomes inaction and risk aversion. it's very dangerous for our military. >> julie: on friday president trump duranted clemency to major matt goldsteyn charged with the murder of a taliban bomb maker. what do these moves say about our president? >> number one, he understands we train our men to fight. they put tremendous -- they take tremendous risks do do what they do. there are gray areas in this type of warfare. we need to default to giving these men the benefit of the doubt. in the case of goldsteyn, here is t

clint lorance was released from prison six years after he was convicted of second degree murder and alsogolsteyn will have a murder charge against him dropped and eddie gallagher, the rank of chief petty officer restored after convicted of posing with a photo of a dead islamic state fighr.

the white house releasing an emotional video as army lieutenant clint lorance was reunited after six19-year sentence for murder of two afghan civilians in 2012. the president also, the president also lightening or clearing the sentences of two other individuals. as you report, kendis, members from the pentagon many people there are not crazy about the way the president has gone about that. again, shortcircuiting the process of military justice. the pentagon, however, issuing a statement that says in part, the president has the authority to weigh in on matters of this nature. the president also restored the rank, remember, a very controversial case, out in california. navy s.e.a.l. edward gallagher was acquitted on murder charges after a long trial, dramatic recanting of testimony in that procedure. the president restoring the rank of that particular navy s.e.a.l. and major thamatthew goldstein issued a pardon and no longer facing murder charges in a military tribunal. >> in all of that, mike, just got developing news now. we understand the president is actually paying a visit to near

monday revealing that the president would soon take action on the cases of army first lieutenant clint lorance eddie gallagher. here to discuss is former navy seal erik prince. eric, thanks for being here this morning. we reported this on monday. the president wants to, is committed to taking action in these cases. >> yep. pete: by the next day the pentagon had reacted. here is a quote to an article responding to what the pentagon saw on fox. the report on fox surprised top pentagon officials and galvanized officials to take swift action to head off the president. why are they so resistant to what the president is doing. >> they forget who the commander-in-chief is it's absolutely his right to review overreach and micromanagement of troops in combat. used to be you send troops in camera 10 different cameras and drones and all these layers of bureaucracy overseeing them causing people to make split second life-changing decisions. and, you know, if we are going to entrust. if we are going to ask our soldiers to go into battle, give them the right equipment, the right training and send them to do

and the case you have lieutenant lorance, recently pardoned.hat case cover to cover and received a lot of counsel. there is a big difference between a mistake, even an an error in judgment and a war crime. and when you have men and women down range making these decisions in split seconds in the pressure of combat. brian: got charges they can't have lawyers back in washington with a 5,000-mile screwdriver second guessing and monday morning quarterbacking. the big difference in that and the case there was another sergeant who walked into an afghan village and machine gunned 16 afghans. that guy is sentenced to life. brian: that's a problem. >> he will never see the light of day. that's a war crime. the president is not even talking about that case. brian: exactly. there is a logic to his pardons and the exoneration. and i know you are overseeing it, too. congressman, thanks so much. >> absolutely. thanks so much, brian. brian: okay. meanwhile, straight ahead. social justice warriors storm the field in the middle of an ivy league game. i can't bel

eddie gallagher action may be imminent for his chase and clint lorance's case, we don't know what willcan't help but i think that last veterans day you probably had a much different viewer. >> actually, yeah, watching this show in prison, when you had everybody else on, yeah. >> unbelievable. i did not run that question by you before i asked it so you literally did a modern warriors special here on veterans day. you were in prison for your life your reputation. how do you reflect then on veterans day today? >> no matter what the situation i was in this past year and, you know, the -- as frustrating and tragic as it was, it's not going to take away from how i feel about being a veteran and how i feel about, you know, our military. pete: you know, these guys love their country. they serve for a reason just like the warriors we have here in las vegas for this weekend. they would do it all over again. so if you like what you saw, you're going to love it tonight on the fox news channel at 10 o'clock. there's also a director's cut, sometimes vets go off color, can't put it on the main channe

week ago the president announced on a friday evening that he was pardoning matt golsteyn and clint loranceddie gallagher acquitted of so-called war crimes ultimately found guilty of taking pictures with a dead isis fighter who they had killed. he issued that order. the navy took it you might say tepidly out the gate. still going after gallagher trying to take away his navy seal trident. ultimately the top honor as a navy seal someone in the navy being designated as a navy seal. on thursday the president saw that just a couple days ago and tweeted this: said the navy will not be taking away war fighter and navy seal eddie gallagher's tridentrident pin. get back to business. it appears the navy hasn't quite got that message. ed: the "new york times" has the headline navy set to proceed with disciplinary plans against eddie gallagher and what's even more remarkable is, first of all, appears to be a bit of defiance by navy officials including the secretary of the navy, mr. spencer. richard spencer, you know, defying the commander-in-chief. and there are reports as well, rachel, that he has thr