Top US Navy official fired for handling Seal case in which Donald Trump intervened
Trump, who publicly opposed taking away special operations chief Edward Gallagher's Trident pin, had intervened in the case to restore his rank
25 November 2019 - 13:05
Washington — US defence secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy's top civilian on Sunday over his handling of the case of a Navy Seal who was convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq and later won the support of President Donald Trump.
Esper also determined that the sailor in question, special operations chief Edward Gallagher, be allowed to retain his Trident pin designating him as a Seal — effectively ending the Navy's efforts to carry out a peer review that could have ousted him from the elite force...
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