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GOP lawmaker urges no pardon for Bowe Bergdahl

By Jacqueline Klimas

Published December 6, 2016 3:46pm ET

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GOP lawmaker urges no pardon for Bowe Bergdahl — "It has been seven years since Sgt. Bergdahl chose to abandon his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan during a time of war," Buchanan said in a statement. "He should be court-martialed and held accountable." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | Charles Dharapak

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., asked President Obama on Tuesday to force Bowe Bergdahl to face his court-martial planned for April by not pardoning him before leaving office.

Bergdahl left his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was taken captive by the Taliban. His disappearance launched a massive manhunt and some reports have suggested that six American troops died as a result of the search, though the Army has denied that there is any evidence to support those claims.

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