Donald ▁had ▁test ified ▁before ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁on ▁numerous ▁occasions , ▁def ending ▁the ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Military ▁Commission ▁system . ▁ ▁Mac Donald ▁test ified ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁military ▁commission ▁of ▁K hal id ▁She ikh ▁Moh ammed , ▁and ▁the ▁four ▁men ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁his ▁co - con sp ir ators . ▁Def ense ▁att or ne ys ▁had ▁argued ▁that ▁Mac Donald ▁had ▁impro per ly ▁approved ▁death ▁sentences ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁clients ▁being ▁provided ▁with ▁informed ▁legal ▁advice . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Jane ▁S utton , ▁reporting ▁from ▁Gu ant an amo , ▁Mac Donald ▁and ▁Commander ▁Walter ▁Ru iz ▁had ▁a ▁" sh out ing ▁match ". ▁ ▁S utton ▁reported ▁that ▁Mac Donald ` s ▁term ▁as ▁conven ing ▁authority ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁end ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Director ▁of ▁Oper ations , ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Development ▁for ▁Military ▁Comm issions ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁This ▁article ▁incorpor ates ▁text ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁domain ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 0 7 0 7 3 0 0 7 5 2 3 3 / http :// www . j ag . n avy . mil / About Us / R AD MM ac don ald . doc ▁http :// www . n avy . mil / n