WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican allegations that President Barack Obama broke the law when he freed five Taliban prisoners in return for U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl are unlikely to be tested in court because judges are reluctant to intervene in political disputes, legal experts said.
But that is unlikely to stop the political firestorm. Republicans have attacked the Obama administration's decision not to consult Congress before exchanging the Taliban detainees for Bergdahl, and resentment is growing among former fellow soldiers who call him a deserter.
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