Green Beret’s Wife Welcomes President Trump’s Offer to Review Murder Case

RUSH TRANSCRIPT clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Did you kill the ░░░░░░░░ bomb maker GOLSTEYN Yes ░░░░░░░░ You willingly offered up ░░░░░░░░ details at the C ░░░░░░░░ A right GOLSTEYN That ░░░░░░░░ correct BAIER That s ░░░░░░░░ it all started GOLSTEYN ░░░░░░░░ much clip ends SMITH ░░░░░░░░ was former Green Beret ░░░░░░░░ Golsteyn back in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ an interview that prompted ░░░░░░░░ Army to reopen an ░░░░░░░░ into the 2010 killing ░░░░░░░░ a suspected Taliban bomb ░░░░░░░░ Golsteyn is now being ░░░░░░░░ in that man s ░░░░░░░░ On Sunday the President ░░░░░░░░ him a military hero ░░░░░░░░ that he would review ░░░░░░░░ case a move Matthew ░░░░░░░░ wife Julie says is ░░░░░░░░ than welcome Julie joins ░░░░░░░░ now Julie thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining us this morning ░░░░░░░░ watching this story and ░░░░░░░░ President brought a lot ░░░░░░░░ attention to it by ░░░░░░░░ the other day Here ░░░░░░░░ the tweet At the ░░░░░░░░ of many I will ░░░░░░░░ reviewing the case of ░░░░░░░░ U S Military hero ░░░░░░░░ Matt Golsteyn who is ░░░░░░░░ with murder He could ░░░░░░░░ the death penalty from ░░░░░░░░ own government after he ░░░░░░░░ to killing a terrorist ░░░░░░░░ maker overseas First what ░░░░░░░░ your family think when ░░░░░░░░ saw the President step ░░░░░░░░ GOLSTEYN We are happy ░░░░░░░░ welcome it If this ░░░░░░░░ what it takes to ░░░░░░░░ this to come to ░░░░░░░░ end that is wonderful ░░░░░░░░ we welcome it If ░░░░░░░░ one in army leadership ░░░░░░░░ willing to step in ░░░░░░░░ all this time and ░░░░░░░░ the right thing and ░░░░░░░░ is up to the ░░░░░░░░ we thank him and ░░░░░░░░ him for tweeting about ░░░░░░░░ and getting it out ░░░░░░░░ SMITH There has been ░░░░░░░░ of the President since ░░░░░░░░ did say he was ░░░░░░░░ to step in and ░░░░░░░░ this case Some saying ░░░░░░░░ he may be exerting ░░░░░░░░ command influence We have ░░░░░░░░ that from some military ░░░░░░░░ However General Tata has ░░░░░░░░ in on it and ░░░░░░░░ an opinion piece published ░░░░░░░░ foxnews com President reviewing ░░░░░░░░ case of Green Beret ░░░░░░░░ with murder he writes ░░░░░░░░ and soldiers are innocent ░░░░░░░░ proven guilty It would ░░░░░░░░ the height of irony ░░░░░░░░ deny a combat veteran ░░░░░░░░ constitutional rights he so ░░░░░░░░ fought for What do ░░░░░░░░ think will happen here ░░░░░░░░ your husband GOLSTEYN I ░░░░░░░░ t agree more And ░░░░░░░░ my understanding of the ░░░░░░░░ command influence kind of ░░░░░░░░ that s a problem ░░░░░░░░ someone from higher up ░░░░░░░░ in to the detriment ░░░░░░░░ the solder If someone ░░░░░░░░ in the to the ░░░░░░░░ of a soldier in ░░░░░░░░ situation like this then ░░░░░░░░ is not undue command ░░░░░░░░ So if the President ░░░░░░░░ the commander in chief ░░░░░░░░ any of the generals ░░░░░░░░ like to step in ░░░░░░░░ do the right thing ░░░░░░░░ is not considered undue ░░░░░░░░ influence SMITH The Afghan ░░░░░░░░ died February 28 2010 ░░░░░░░░ are so many different ░░░░░░░░ about what happened that ░░░░░░░░ What does your husband ░░░░░░░░ us to know as ░░░░░░░░ continue to follow this ░░░░░░░░ GOLSTEYN I ll just ░░░░░░░░ this During the board ░░░░░░░░ inquiry in which the ░░░░░░░░ found him they cleared ░░░░░░░░ of wrongdoing they actually ░░░░░░░░ the investigator from C ░░░░░░░░ D In the army ░░░░░░░░ the stand who had ░░░░░░░░ admit to putting out ░░░░░░░░ false narrative that has ░░░░░░░░ this entire thing This ░░░░░░░░ is not I want ░░░░░░░░ get out there what ░░░░░░░░ alleged bomb maker was ░░░░░░░░ was not alleged or ░░░░░░░░ He was a known ░░░░░░░░ combatant We need to ░░░░░░░░ the vocabulary that s ░░░░░░░░ big problem He was ░░░░░░░░ a prisoner or detainee ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ going around that don ░░░░░░░░ accurately describe the situation ░░░░░░░░ and that s a ░░░░░░░░ part of the problem ░░░░░░░░ what is good for ░░░░░░░░ is that we do ░░░░░░░░ a transcript with the ░░░░░░░░ agent on the stand ░░░░░░░░ oath saying that what ░░░░░░░░ put forth in his ░░░░░░░░ was a falsehood And ░░░░░░░░ has been perpetuated over ░░░░░░░░ over The characterization of ░░░░░░░░ husband that s out ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely he tells ░░░░░░░░ I m intense when ░░░░░░░░ cuts me off in ░░░░░░░░ to bless not curse ░░░░░░░░ that person is having ░░░░░░░░ bad day This is ░░░░░░░░ disgusting how they are ░░░░░░░░ him as a cold ░░░░░░░░ murderer I would also ░░░░░░░░ to say this is ░░░░░░░░ army of manning and ░░░░░░░░ And if those are ░░░░░░░░ kinds of people that ░░░░░░░░ want in the army ░░░░░░░░ s what we ll ░░░░░░░░ up with Who will ░░░░░░░░ have in our ranks ░░░░░░░░ this is what we ░░░░░░░░ to our good men ░░░░░░░░ The department of defense ░░░░░░░░ they ll respect the ░░░░░░░░ of the process and ░░░░░░░░ updates when appropriate That ░░░░░░░░ what we ve heard ░░░░░░░░ them The army is ░░░░░░░░ announcing dates for initial ░░░░░░░░ hearings Can you give ░░░░░░░░ any update before we ░░░░░░░░ you go GOLSTEYN As ░░░░░░░░ as I know they ░░░░░░░░ 120 days to do ░░░░░░░░ article 32 hearing It ░░░░░░░░ good to hear the ░░░░░░░░ is going to respect ░░░░░░░░ process which they have ░░░░░░░░ yet So that would ░░░░░░░░ fabulous I would like ░░░░░░░░ put out there a ░░░░░░░░ you to the united ░░░░░░░░ patriots and too the ░░░░░░░░ association of firefighters for ░░░░░░░░ support and rob Watters ░░░░░░░░ birthday.”