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13. The last words in the article...

Tue Nov 19, 2019, 09:08 PM

Nov 2019

...about whether Trump will go against the Navy admiral to restore the SEAL's trident badge:

The president has the authority to stop or reverse any decision concerning the SEALs’ Tridents, according to Eugene R. Fidell, who teaches military justice at Yale Law School. But for generations, he said, presidents have generally refrained from inserting themselves into the military’s personnel decisions.

“The president is the commander in chief; he could give orders about how to peel the potatoes in the chow hall if he wanted,” Mr. Fidell said. “The question is, should he?”

Regarding Chief Gallagher’s Trident, he said: “A reasonable observer could say this is a completely inappropriate intrusion into the military. If Trump saves his Trident — and I’d bet on it — I would say he will have driven the wedge ever deeper into an already divided military. And that can’t be helpful.”

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Navy Wants to Eject From SEALs a Sailor Cleared by Trump, Officials Say [View all] demmiblue Nov 2019 OP

Good news! Freedomofspeech Nov 2019 #1

Any chance they could be extradited to the countries where the murders cstanleytech Nov 2019 #2

I'd say about zero, the US usually does not extradite to 3erd World countries with corrupt courts.. EX500rider Nov 2019 #17

It usually does not grant pardons to people like this either so maybe the next President and the DOJ cstanleytech Nov 2019 #21

this is a pretty big deal. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #3

Just a thought marcpud Nov 2019 #4

I believe so. nt PatrickforO Nov 2019 #10

Yes it is nykym Nov 2019 #29

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2019 #30

Any actions concerning the other SEAL who admitted actually killing the prisoner? keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #5

Taking away his Trident would be a BFD Submariner Nov 2019 #6

Good God. All war criminals should be locked up for the rest of their lives. Evolve Dammit Nov 2019 #7

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Quackers Nov 2019 #8

He's not being punished, just demoted RainCaster Nov 2019 #24

Being demoted and kicked out of the Seals is punishment. No way around it. nt Quackers Nov 2019 #27

trumpie may have pardoned Gallagher, Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2019 #9

From the article: Polybius Nov 2019 #14

Dump will insert himself burrowowl Nov 2019 #19

good!! riversedge Nov 2019 #11

Non-Judical Punishment DallasNE Nov 2019 #12

Revocation of SEAL trident is not an authorized Article 15 punishment jmowreader Nov 2019 #22

He also accepted a pardon ie admitted his guilt obamanut2012 Nov 2019 #32

The last words in the article... JohnnyRingo Nov 2019 #13

OK, let's say tRump saves this asshole's position. Progressive Jones Nov 2019 #15

they can sit him behind a desk rampartc Nov 2019 #26

Yeah, that's what I was getting at. I doubt he'll be involved with any more SEAL stuff. Progressive Jones Nov 2019 #28

The Navy should kick him out period. roamer65 Nov 2019 #16

A dishonorable discharge isn't available to them jmowreader Nov 2019 #23

"Vindman is not a hero. He's a hero because he wasn't a war criminal. I like war criminals." Marcuse Nov 2019 #18

Did I hear correctly today rabid_decline Nov 2019 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2019 #25

Gallagher wasn't pardoned for war crimes. OneCrazyDiamond Nov 2019 #31

Thank you!!! dware Nov 2019 #33

Ugh, I just checked the comment section of this site to see how people reacted to this news dustyscamp Nov 2019 #34