Bergdahl’s defense has lashed out at Trump in the past for remarks such as the one he made at a rally last October, in which he called Bergdahl a “traitor, a no-good traitor, who should have been executed.”
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On Saturday, Lt. Col. Franklin Rosenblatt sent a letter to Trump asking for time to interview him in order to determine whether he needs to be subpoenaed before a pending court-martial hearing.
“Based on your personal knowledge of matters that are relevant to Sergeant Bergdahl’s right to a fair trial, this interview will help us determine whether to seek a deposition order … or your personal appearance as a witness at an Article 39(a) session of the court-martial,” Rosenblatt wrote in the letter, which was obtained by NBC News.
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