did trump announce help for a navy seal accused of war crimes

This case was handled very badly from the beginning. President Trump courted controversy pardoning two Army officers accused of war crimes and restoring the rank of a demoted Navy SEAL commander on Nov. President Trump intervened, saying that 'the case was handled very badly from the beginning.' The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin. A few days later, it was reported that officials were going to strip Gallagher and three of his supervising officers of their gold eagle Trident emblems. Last week, Trump reversed the decision of the military jury and restored his rank. Gallagher was demoted by one rank to petty officer first class and sentenced to four months of confinement. He was acquitted of those charges but found guilty of posing for a photo with the corpse of the dead teenager. Members of his platoon turned him in after he allegedly opened fire on civilians and killed a wounded teenage captive.

Gallagher was accused of committing war crimes during a deployment to Iraq in 2017. On Thursday (November 21), Trump announced on Twitter that the Navy would not take away Gallagher's Trident pin, which symbolizes membership in the SEALs. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher will not be removed from the elite unit after President Donald Trump intervened in his case.

Did trump announce help for a navy seal accused of war crimes