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Pentagon chief asks for Navy secretary’s resignation over private proposal in Navy SEAL’s case
WaPo ^ | November 24, 2019 at 1:46 p.m. PST | Ashley Parker, Dan Lamothe

Posted on 11/24/2019 2:10:40 PM PST by jazusamo

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer on Sunday after losing confidence in him over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq, the Pentagon said.

Spencer’s resignation came in the wake of the controversial case of Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, a Navy SEAL who was accused of war crimes on a 2017 deployment. He was acquitted of murder but convicted in July of posing with the corpse of a captive.

Esper asked for Spencer’s resignation after learning that he had privately proposed to White House officials that if they did not interfere with proceedings against Gallagher, then Spencer would ensure that Gallagher was able to retire as a Navy SEAL, with his Trident insignia.

Spencer’s private proposal to the White House — which he did not share with Esper over the course of several conversations about the matter — contradicted his public position on the Gallagher case, chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.

Esper said in the statement that he was “deeply troubled by this conduct.”

“Unfortunately, as a result I have determined that Secretary Spencer no longer has my confidence to continue in his position," Esper said. "I wish Richard well.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cpoeddiegallagher; edwardgallagher; gallagher; navsecresigns; navsecspenser; navyseal; richardspencer; richardspenser; secdefesper; trump; usnavy; yourefired
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To: goldstategop

I LOVE THIS POTUS!!! Best POTUS ever!!!!


21 posted on 11/24/2019 2:22:35 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: goldstategop

Hope so!


22 posted on 11/24/2019 2:22:41 PM PST by livius
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To: RetiredTexasVet

Send him to a posting in Antarctica doing menial jobs.


23 posted on 11/24/2019 2:22:46 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: jazusamo
Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 ‏Verified account @JackPosobiec 7m7 minutes ago BREAKING: President Trump has fired the Secretary of the Navy after publicly defying a direct order from the commander in chief Good riddance to bad rubbish
24 posted on 11/24/2019 2:22:51 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: goldstategop

I didn’t check, but odds are that Spencer is where he is as a result of Obama


25 posted on 11/24/2019 2:23:49 PM PST by dontreadthis (A TIMELINE OF TREASON on Profile Page)
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To: Billthedrill
Stupid move on Spencer’s part. Never bypass the boss and make him look stupid, never jump the chain of command.

EXCELLENT advice to all those who work--even for themselves.

26 posted on 11/24/2019 2:24:20 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: jazusamo

Seems like Sec. Spencer choose this hill to die on. Why was this so important, in the general scheme of things?


27 posted on 11/24/2019 2:24:46 PM PST by DrDude (A day Late and a Dollar short!)
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To: Shark24

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/11/24/navy-seal-eddie-gallagher-responds-to-command-targeting-and-president-trump-support/

If you haven’t watched the Gallagher interview, you should. Navy Seal hero was being railroaded by DC scum just to impress other DC scum.


28 posted on 11/24/2019 2:24:46 PM PST by hardspunned
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To: jazusamo

Now that’s what I call a zot...


29 posted on 11/24/2019 2:24:49 PM PST by abb
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To: jazusamo

One less Obama “transformational” Navy Officer in our Navy.

Good for PDJT, and thank you Mr. Gallagher for one more completed task.

Perhaps now our Deck Watch will be issued a lot more live ammo aboard our vessels when in port abroad.


30 posted on 11/24/2019 2:25:01 PM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: livius

>>well, that way lies tyranny.<<

It’s interesting to read the WashPost’s comment section on the linked article.

Talk about viewing the world through two different lenses...


31 posted on 11/24/2019 2:25:19 PM PST by Norseman (Defund the Left....completely!)
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To: jazusamo

Interesting. It seems SECDEF is firing SECNAV for going around him, keeping him in the dark while he tried his backdoor negotiation with WH staff. SECNAV was hoping to give the illusion that Admiral Green was able to oppose Trump and disobey his orders, while in reality, the board was to be a kangaroo court. That is NOT acceptable.


32 posted on 11/24/2019 2:27:21 PM PST by ETCM
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To: Norseman

So, will this be another Article of Impeachment?/s


33 posted on 11/24/2019 2:28:01 PM PST by daler
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To: jazusamo
Lol

Trump is following the right process alright .

Bye .

34 posted on 11/24/2019 2:28:46 PM PST by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: abb
Now that’s what I call a zot...

Amen, a big one. :^)

35 posted on 11/24/2019 2:29:09 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

There’s a chain of command in the armed forces. What the CIC says, goes. If you disagree with his order, resign.

Never defy the President because you’ll expect to get your walking papers. Exactly what happened today.


36 posted on 11/24/2019 2:29:22 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: daler

Good riddance to the former secy scumbag.


37 posted on 11/24/2019 2:31:03 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: goldstategop

Navy’s getting a black eye over it.


The navy must have a lot of black eyes the way things have been going for the past year. Clean the house.


38 posted on 11/24/2019 2:32:32 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: usafa92

“primary and consistent lessons drilled into me at USAFA” —

Completely agree with my fellow graduate of the Air Force Academy. I would additionally add something more severe than firing — like a “long tour” at Fort Leavenworth. —Nabber, USAFA 72


39 posted on 11/24/2019 2:34:24 PM PST by Nabber
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To: ETCM

Green is probably retiring soon and wants to burnish his Never Trump credentials for post Navy corporate employment.


40 posted on 11/24/2019 2:34:43 PM PST by lodi90
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