In his resignation letter, Spencer suggested that his dismissal was indeed connected to Gallagher's review rather than any communication back channels. National Despite Trump Support, Navy Board May Strip Eddie Gallagher Of SEAL Status In Gallagher's case, the board was set to convene next week. The panel was charged with deciding whether Gallagher and three of his supervising officers were fit for duty. The order from the commander in chief effectively put an end to proceedings by a Trident review board that were called by the commander of Navy special warfare, Rear Adm. He gave me the order that Eddie Gallagher will retain his Trident pin," Esper told reporters on Monday at the Defense Department, referring to the insignia designating Gallagher as a member of the elite commando force. And Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Trump did it again over the weekend, directly ordering him to allow Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher to retire as a SEAL. The commander in chief has repeatedly intervened on behalf of the Navy SEAL recently convicted of misconduct. President Trump told reporters at the White House that he was "sticking up for the armed forces" in his pardons of military personnel. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured in October, told reporters at the Defense Department on Monday that President Trump ordered him to ensure that Eddie Gallagher retained his Navy SEAL Trident pin.
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