"When President Obama
proclaimed that those who commit sexual assault in the military should
be “prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired,
dishonorably discharged,” it had an effect he did not intend: muddying
legal cases across the country.
In at least a dozen sexual assault cases since the president’s remarks
at the White House in May, judges and defense lawyers have said that Mr.
Obama’s words as commander in chief amounted to “unlawful command
influence,” tainting trials as a result. " [NY Times]
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