Trump Revokes Awards to Military Lawyers
“President Trump on Wednesday ordered the Navy’s top leaders to rescind awards given to military lawyers who prosecuted a war crimes case in which the commander in chief took personal interest,” the Washington Post reports.
“Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher was acquitted this month of charges he murdered a wounded Islamic State fighter two years ago in Iraq. Trump had intervened on Gallagher’s behalf, having him removed from solitary confinement in March while awaiting trial.
https://politicalwire.com/2019/07/31/trump-revokes-awards-to-military-lawyers/
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