Bill Clinton actually said...

The convening authority may, after approving the sentence, suspend the execution of all or any part of the sentence of a court-martial except for a sentence of death.

Context

Executive Order 12960—Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984

05/11/1995

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