Should Trump pardon those accused of war crimes and murders?

The missing third option to review these cases on a case by case basis and in those situations where the service members were trying to protect the lives of their troops, I think we need to reassess whether the Justice System failed the service members. And in some cases, it's pretty obvious it did. There were a lot of things that didn't go as they should during the Obama Administration where people did things and literally got away with murder, and people were accused of murder and wrongdoing that were doing what was necessary to save the lives of their troops. I would like to see justice served for what went down at Benghazi and the Obama Administration officials responsible for making the decision to ruin the career of General Ham for putting together a rescue mission be held to account.

No pardon if military members are found guilty. Not the Blackwater guys, they were trigger happy.

This is one of those tricky "no right answer" questions. A blanket pardon for all? No. That is just outrageously stupid. A pardon for some? Perhaps. A pardon is a powerful thing and should not be used like a politician handing out 'vote for me' flyers. It should be used judiciously and after careful review and thought.

Each case needs to be reviewed and weighed and circumstances looked at carefully. A fair amount of times things that are important cannot be admitted into a trial that might have had an impact on the outcome. At the same time one has to look at the process. What does this say to everyone that views it and comes after and sees a President that pardons a person convicted by a jury of their peers, based on evidence?

The rule of law must mean something or it means nothing and all and we may as well just do away with it altogether as it just takes up space on lawyers bookshelves and we could better use those bodies elsewhere. We are a society of laws and accountability. A person murders someone, should a president really commute or pardon them? He has the power to do so but having the power and using it are different things.

The president can pardon whomever he wants to.

Nope. Shouldn't do It but Not a Precedence Nixon Pardoned Lt Calley

Let's consider that the information is coming from the media. They aren't supportive of the military. There is probably more information that we don't have that the President has.

What is a "war crime"? Is killing an enemy-combatant a "war crime"? If it is, what the hell are we doing there? If they deliberately-killed innocent-civilians, that is different, and should be treated as a "war crime", but if their choice was between killing or being-killed, "It is better to be tried by twelve than carried by six". Each case should be evaluated on its own merits.

Nope!

If we start thinking it morally acceptable to pardon military personnel that commit war crimes to include murder in a war zone then how far have we’ve fallen? Imagine presidents pardoning individuals that killed POWs in WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Imagine presidents pardoning individuals that willingly killed unarmed civilians in Vietnam because he felt they were aiding the enemy though he had no proof. Imagine a president pardoning an individual knowing ordering a strike on a target that was mostly civilian just to get one HVT.
It should never be acceptable to pardon and exonerate a war criminal. Go ahead and commute their sentence but lets not start exonerating convicted war criminals.

Don't get politics involved- Any President, Governor can issue pardons at their level if they believe it is warranted. Accused and not charged need no pardons cause they are not guilty. Guilty of war crimes and tried by who ? US, UN?