Pentagon chief Mark Esper fires Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over handling of Navy SEAL case.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer on Sunday for going behind his back in the handling of the war crimes case involving Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
That private proposal came to light after Esper spoke with the president on Friday about Gallagher's case. At the conclusion of that meeting Esper was surprised to learn from senior White House staff that earlier in the week Spencer had proposed that Gallagher could retire with his Trident, according to a defense official.
The review board that would have determined whether Gallagher should keep his Trident will no longer be held, according to Defense officials. Esper has ordered that Gallagher be allowed to retire with his Trident pin. "Unfortunately it has become apparent that in this respect, I no longer share the same understanding with the Commander in Chief who appointed me, in regards to the key principle of good order and discipline," he added.
Tim Parlatore confirmed a Navy Times report that Gallagher had told him to draft a letter announcing that he would voluntarily relinquish his Trident for the good of the SEALs, the President, and the country out of a belief that his case had unwittingly become a lightning rod for criticism and partisan division.
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