![]() The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The White House sent requests on Friday to the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney, which alerted the military branches, according to one senior military official. This was “completely contrary” to what Esper and the rest of the Pentagon leadership had agreed to and contrary to Spencer’s public position that the Navy disciplinary process should be allowed to play out with no interference.Įsper said he was “flabbergasted” when he learned at the White House on Friday that Spencer had gone behind his back to propose the secret deal. Spencer had “proposed a deal whereby if the president allowed the Navy to handle the case, he would guarantee that Eddie Gallagher would be restored to rank, allowed to retain his Trident and permitted to retire,” Esper said. 2 with the goal of recommending whether Gallagher should be allowed to retain his Trident. In announcing Sunday that he had dismissed Spencer, Esper said he acted after learning of Spencer’s secret plan to guarantee the outcome of a Navy SEAL peer-review board that was scheduled to convene Dec. ![]() Spencer has not responded to requests for comment on Esper’s accusation. In his remarks, Esper also accused Navy Secretary Richard Spencer of secretly offering to the White House to rig the Navy disciplinary process to ensure the Gallagher not lose his Trident.Įsper fired Spencer on Sunday, saying he has lost trust in him. Gallagher was acquitted of murder in the stabbing death of an Islamic State militant captive but convicted of posing with the corpse while in Iraq in 2017. ![]()
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