FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A judge’s order on Thursday will give Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl more information on why his military service was extended by a decade as his defense seeks to illustrate irregularities in the case.
Defense attorneys have said in court filings that they are gathering information on whether the case has been tainted by unlawful command influence — a legal term for when high-level military officials unfairly sway a case.
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