Posted on 07/31/2019 4:01:01 PM PDT by PROCON
Following reports that the military prosecutors of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher are receiving Navy Achievement Medals -- despite failing to secure a conviction for Gallagher on murder charges -- President Donald Trump is stepping into the fray.
On Tuesday afternoon, Trump took to Twitter, calling the medal awards "ridiculous" and demanding that they be rescinded.
"Not only did [the prosecutors] lose the case, they had difficulty with respect to information that may have been obtained from opposing lawyers and for giving immunity in a totally incompetent fashion," Trump tweeted."I have directed the Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer & Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson to immediately withdraw and rescind the awards."
A Navy official confirmed that Trump does have the authority to order the revocation of the awards, and that Spencer, accordingly, planned to rescind them.
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
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Press releases also state that the sun rises in the East.
Excellent.
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PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mr. President, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“direct” the DOJ over which you have plenary power to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, the filthy sub human cockroaches like Comey who conspired against you.
No “everyone gets a trophy for participating” happening here.
I hope that rescinded medals become the least of their worries.
Active Duty ping.
Mom told me to say something good: Trump is a fair man.
Awesome!
better than the last POTUS...he would have given those pukes a promotion.
Thank you President Trump.
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mr. President, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
direct the DOJ over which you have plenary power to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, the filthy sub human cockroaches like Comey who conspired against you.
Oh please Mr. President and Dear Lord in Heaven above......
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mr. President, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
direct the DOJ over which you have plenary power to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, the filthy sub human cockroaches like Comey who conspired against you.
Oh please Mr. President and Dear Lord in Heaven above......
Excellent! Whole bunch more JAGS need their asses kicked.
Amen to that!
More winning, please!
JoMa
LOL! Yeah!
Waiting for a judge in Hawaii to order a permanent injunction...
Coming from Trump this will probably be a badge of honor in the JAG corps.
Makes for an interesting entry in the service record.
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