Matt Vierkant: ‘Selfish’ Bergdahl Pleaded Guilty to Get ‘Sympathy Sentence’ Not Because He Feels ‘Remorse’

Pete Abby poor chap ░░░░░░░░ has a sore throat ░░░░░░░░ sergeant Bowe Bergdahl walking ░░░░░░░░ of court yesterday a ░░░░░░░░ man Bergdahl to pleaded ░░░░░░░░ to desertion was fined ░░░░░░░░ reduced in rank to ░░░░░░░░ and dishonorably discharged which ░░░░░░░░ he will get no ░░░░░░░░ A Benefits but received ░░░░░░░░ prison time What do ░░░░░░░░ who serve with him ░░░░░░░░ the ground think about ░░░░░░░░ sentence Matt is a ░░░░░░░░ army sergeant and was ░░░░░░░░ team leader in Bergdahl ░░░░░░░░ platoon and he joins ░░░░░░░░ now Sergeant thanks for ░░░░░░░░ us Sorry I introduced ░░░░░░░░ first as a platoon ░░░░░░░░ you were a team ░░░░░░░░ inside Bowe Bergdahl s ░░░░░░░░ and presumably knew him ░░░░░░░░ Is there any doubt ░░░░░░░░ your mind that he ░░░░░░░░ deserted his post that ░░░░░░░░ and the days that ░░░░░░░░ That s correct Thanks ░░░░░░░░ having me There is ░░░░░░░░ doubt in my mind ░░░░░░░░ immediately especially after we ░░░░░░░░ through all of his ░░░░░░░░ that he had walked ░░░░░░░░ on his own for ░░░░░░░░ reason you know so ░░░░░░░░ happened to him it ░░░░░░░░ his own fault He ░░░░░░░░ nobody to blame but ░░░░░░░░ Pete While he is ░░░░░░░░ free today how did ░░░░░░░░ verdict yesterday land for ░░░░░░░░ and for others you ░░░░░░░░ with knowing what was ░░░░░░░░ for this country to ░░░░░░░░ to find him and ░░░░░░░░ frankly for him I ░░░░░░░░ everyone who I talked ░░░░░░░░ was just speechless We ░░░░░░░░ all just very disappointed ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ were surprised I think ░░░░░░░░ kind of thought this ░░░░░░░░ going to happen Even ░░░░░░░░ we all wish and ░░░░░░░░ that he would have ░░░░░░░░ Pete You thought this ░░░░░░░░ happen Why did you ░░░░░░░░ like this would happen ░░░░░░░░ lot of people thought ░░░░░░░░ he is pleading guilty ░░░░░░░░ misbehavior before the enemy ░░░░░░░░ a life sentence He ░░░░░░░░ get more than he ░░░░░░░░ already done I felt ░░░░░░░░ only reason why he ░░░░░░░░ guilty in the first ░░░░░░░░ was to get a ░░░░░░░░ sentence like this I ░░░░░░░░ t think that he ░░░░░░░░ guilty because he feels ░░░░░░░░ because he has any ░░░░░░░░ over it I think ░░░░░░░░ is a selfish person ░░░░░░░░ the only people who ░░░░░░░░ ever benefited throughout this ░░░░░░░░ ordeal is Bergdahl and ░░░░░░░░ Taliban five that we ░░░░░░░░ Nobody else has ever ░░░░░░░░ You as a result ░░░░░░░░ his guilty plea you ░░░░░░░░ not get a chance ░░░░░░░░ testify If you had ░░░░░░░░ that chance do you ░░░░░░░░ the verdict would have ░░░░░░░░ a little different I ░░░░░░░░ the the verdict would ░░░░░░░░ been a little bit ░░░░░░░░ if there would have ░░░░░░░░ more testimony from people ░░░░░░░░ were there and the ░░░░░░░░ that they went through ░░░░░░░░ had all the information ░░░░░░░░ came out in the ░░░░░░░░ I think it would ░░░░░░░░ went a little bit ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ he pleaded guilty to ░░░░░░░░ with not because he ░░░░░░░░ sorry for anyone just ░░░░░░░░ he was trying to ░░░░░░░░ out himself and have ░░░░░░░░ jail time and he ░░░░░░░░ what he wanted Pete ░░░░░░░░ I ve got to ░░░░░░░░ it s a tough ░░░░░░░░ for a lot of ░░░░░░░░ But it must be ░░░░░░░░ for you the men ░░░░░░░░ women the men in ░░░░░░░░ outpost who served with ░░░░░░░░ went and looked for ░░░░░░░░ lost legs and limbs ░░░░░░░░ people looking for him ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ service for the rest ░░░░░░░░ that platoon that did ░░░░░░░░ job It s a ░░░░░░░░ day especially for you ░░░░░░░░ him to walk free ░░░░░░░░ you for your time ░░░░░░░░ it?