Trump ordered Pentagon to let convicted Navy SEAL keep elite status, Defense secretary says
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to let a Navy SEAL convicted of combat misconduct retain the elite Trident pin.Esper's comments came hours after he called for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer amid controversy over the handling of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher's case.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while Mark Esper, U.S. Secretary of Defense, listens during a ceremony for the establishment of a U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019.WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that President Donald Trump, in an extraordinary move, ordered the Pentagon to let a Navy SEAL convicted of combat misconduct retain his elite Trident pin.
Last week, Spencer said that Gallagher's membership in the SEAL community should be decided by a board of his peers. Trump had previously said that Gallagher's status must be restored.On Sunday evening, the Pentagon said in a statement that Esper had lost trust and confidence in Spencer and called for his resignation.
Spencer took parting shots at Trump in a letter saying that "the rule of law is what sets the United States apart from its adversaries" and that he and Trump "no longer share the same understanding of the key principles of good order and discipline."that Spencer was fired over the way the Navy handled Gallagher's case as well as cost overruns that were not addressed to his satisfaction.
Spencer Kimball contributed to this report from CNBC's global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
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