The New York Times Narrated

A Green Beret’s Confession Outraged the Military. Then He Found an Ally in Trump.

Episode Summary

The president’s pardon of Mathew Golsteyn cut short an investigation into his killing of a man he believed to be a Taliban bombmaker. Was justice served? To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/magazine/trump-pardon-green-beret-taliban.html By Matthieu Aikins Read by James Patrick Cronin Narration produced by Tanya Pérez Engineered by Devin Murphy

Episode Notes

The president’s pardon of Mathew Golsteyn cut short an investigation into his killing of a man he believed to be a Taliban bombmaker. Was justice served?

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/magazine/trump-pardon-green-beret-taliban.html

By Matthieu Aikins
Read by James Patrick Cronin
Narration produced by Tanya Pérez
Engineered by Devin Murphy