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| Pres. Trump steps in to help Navy SEAL charged with murder |
| 2019-03-31 |
| PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) ‐ President Donald Trump said Saturday a Navy SEAL charged with murder in the stabbing of an Iraqi war prisoner will be moved to less restrictive confinement while he awaits trial. Trump said in a tweet that the move was in honor of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher’s past service to the country. The tweet came after 18 Republican members of the U.S. House sent a letter to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer raising concerns about the conditions of Gallagher’s confinement at a Navy brig in California. Gallagher is accused of killing a teenage Islamic State fighter under his care and then holding his reenlistment ceremony with the corpse. Navy prosecutors also accuse Gallagher of shooting two civilians in Iraq and opening fire on crowds. Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. His lawyers have said he did not murder anyone and that disgruntled SEALs made the accusations because they wanted to get rid of a demanding platoon leader. In their March 18 letter to Spencer, the House members said Gallagher’s family and friends reported that he had not had sufficient access to his defense attorneys. They also said they got reports he was not receiving enough food or adequate medical care. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 The death of the Green Beret in Mali was almost certainly a hazing/blank party gone very wrong. Who knows what really happened in the Iraq case. IIUC, there have been accusations of undue command influence and that a certain Admiral has a stiffy for Chief Gallagher. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-03-31 16:45 |
| #3 His lawyers have said he did not murder anyone and that disgruntled SEALs made the accusations because they wanted to get rid of a demanding platoon leader. ...things that make you say hmmmm. We await the day in court. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-03-31 15:52 |
| #2 Somethings not right here, and that the details about the reup ceremony sound like unhappy teammates for sure. |
| Posted by: Slats Flolusing3889 2019-03-31 15:28 |
| #1 Well done. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-03-31 13:51 |