Defying Trump, Navy Secretary backs effort to revoke tridents from Eddie Gallagher and other SEALs

[babylonsister]

Defying Trump, Navy Secretary backs effort to revoke tridents from Eddie Gallagher and other SEALs
Steve Scherer, Reuters
November 22, 2019 at 06:12 PM


HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said on Friday a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct should face a board of peers weighing whether to oust him from the elite force, despite President Donald Trump's assertion that he not be expelled.

"I believe the process matters for good order and discipline," Spencer told Reuters, weighing in on a confrontation between Trump and senior Navy officials over the outcome of a high-profile war-crimes case.

A military jury in July convicted Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher of illegally posing for pictures with the corpse of an Islamic State fighter but acquitted him of murder in the detainee's death. Gallagher also was cleared of charges that he deliberately fired on unarmed civilians.

Although spared a prison sentence, he was demoted in rank and pay grade for his conviction, which stemmed from a 2017 deployment in Iraq.

Last Friday, Trump intervened in the case, ordering the Navy to restore Gallagher's rank and pay and clearing the way for him to retire on a full pension.

But Navy brass notified Gallagher, 40, on Tuesday that a five-member panel of fellow Navy commandos would convene on Dec. 2 to review his case and recommend whether he is fit to remain in the SEALs.

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[Hekate]

1. Glad to see the Navy is fighting back

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. This is a Military discipline .....

Very proper to tell Trump, butt out.

[dustyscamp]

3. Let's hope the panel won't be full of Trumpers

[gratuitous]

4. Oh please!

What does the Navy know about good order and discipline? Lord Littlehands of the Five Deferments has spoken! What is this palaver about panels and reviews?!