Travesty of Justice
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Travesty of Justice: The Shocking Prosecution of Lt. Clint Lorance is a 2019 book of creative nonfiction written by Don Brown, about the United States Army’s prosecution of Lieutenant Clint Lorance. Lorance, a former paratrooper with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, was convicted in 2013 for murder by an army court-martial for ordering Private E-2 David Shilo to fire on three Afghan men who had been riding a motorcycle toward their position in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in 2012.[1] Lorance was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. The book discusses what Brown contends are numerous efforts by Army prosecutors to coverup evidence of Lorance's innocence, including biometrics evidence that he argues links the motorcycle riders shot by Lorance's men to bombmaking that killed American troops in the Afghan War. [2] [3][4][5][6][7][8]
Brown, a former United States Navy JAG officer, and one of four former JAG officers serving on the Lorance defense team, appeared on Fox & Friends on April 13, 2019 with Pete Hegseth and Ed Henry to discuss the book, and to urge President Donald Trump to sign an order to disallow the findings and sentencing from Lorance's court-martial, to release him from prison and to return him to active duty in the Army.[9] Between the release of Travesty of Justice on March 31, 2019 and Lorance's pardon on November 15, 2019, Brown made numerous national television appearances and penned numerous national OPEDs arguing that President Trump should free and exonerate Lieutenant Lorance.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] [18][19] On November 15, 2019, Trump did in fact sign an Executive Grant of Clemency pardoning Lorance, and releasing him from prison.[20] On the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, November 27, 2019, Brown and Lorance appeared on Hannity, the nightly national broadcast on the Fox News Channel to discuss the presidential pardon and release.[21][22]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. v. Lorance (US Army General Court-Martial 2013) (R. at) 727
- ^ Contributor, Posted by Martin Brown, Community (9 August 2023). "Travesty of Justice - Don Brown Lays out Overwhelming Evidence for the Exoneration of Imprisoned Army Lt. Clint Lorance". chicagotribune.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Contributor, Posted by Rescue Mission, Community (9 August 2023). "Don Brown's Gripping New Book, Travesty of Justice is a Righteous Call -- Finally -- For the Exoneration of Army Lt. Clint Lorance -- A Must Read". baltimoresun.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Reader, Posted by Rescue Mission, Contributing. "Don Brown's Must Read Book Travesty of Justice Exposes the Army's Shocking Kangaroo-Court Prosecution of Lt. Clint Lornace". vorlandosentinel.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Contributor, Posted by Rescue Mission, Community. "TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE -- Author Don Brown's Powerful Argument for the Release and Vindication of Imprisoned Army Lieutenant Clint Lorance". vagazette.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Contributor, Posted by Rescue Mission, Community. "Don Brown's TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE Presents a Shocking Exposé of the Army's Sacrifice of One of Its Best Young Officers, Imprisoned Lieutenant Clint Lorance". dailypress.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sean Hannity Radio Recap: Apr 2". Sean Hannity.
- ^ Brown, Don (5 May 2019). "Don Brown: President Trump, please free Army Lt. Clint Lorance, unjustly convicted of murder in Afghanistan". Fox News.
- ^ "Member of the Lorance legal team: We need President Trump to take action". Fox News. 13 April 2019.
- ^ Washington Times OPED – Trump Must Free and Exonerate Lt. Clint Lorance, by Don Brown, November 7, 2019
- ^ Don Brown: President Trump, please free Army Lt. Clint Lorance, unjustly convicted of murder in Afghanistan, Fox News, May 7, 2019
- ^ Don Brown: It's time for Trump to clean out corruption in the military justice system, Fox News, June 14, 2019
- ^ Don Brown: Prosecuting American warriors for killing the enemy undermines ‘America first’, Fox News, July 1, 2019
- ^ Don Brown: Not guilty verdict for Navy SEAL Gallagher is welcome news – He shouldn’t have been prosecuted, Fox News, July 3, 2019
- ^ Don Brown: Eddie Gallagher is cleared, but two other officers face bogus politically-driven murder charges Fox News, July 8, 2019
- ^ Don Brown: Policy banning military from carrying guns on US bases should end Fox News, July 27, 2019
- ^ "Jamie Lorance and Don Brown call on President Trump to release Clint Lorance from his 19-year prison sentence". Fox News. 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Former Navy JAG Officer calls Eddie Gallagher's war crimes trial a 'Travesty of Justice'". Fox News. 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Member of Lorance Legal Team: We Need President Trump to Take Action". Fox News. 13 April 2019.
- ^ Statement from the White House, Announcing the Pardon of Army Lieutenant Clint Lorance, November 15, 2019
- ^ Fox News Video -- Don Brown, Clint Lorance appear on Hannity, November 27, 2019
- ^ Newsweek Article, U.S. ARMY OFFICER LINKED TO WAR CRIMES AND LATER PARDONED SAYS HE HAD HOPE ONCE TRUMP BECAME PRESIDENT, November 28, 2019, citing Brown-Lorance interview on Hannity