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.”
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I LOVE THIS POTUS!!! Best POTUS ever!!!!
Hope so!
Send him to a posting in Antarctica doing menial jobs.
I didn’t check, but odds are that Spencer is where he is as a result of Obama
EXCELLENT advice to all those who work--even for themselves.
Seems like Sec. Spencer choose this hill to die on. Why was this so important, in the general scheme of things?
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.
Now that’s what I call a zot...
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.
>>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...
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.
So, will this be another Article of Impeachment?/s
Trump is following the right process alright .
Bye .
Amen, a big one. :^)
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.
Good riddance to the former secy scumbag.
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.
“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
Green is probably retiring soon and wants to burnish his Never Trump credentials for post Navy corporate employment.
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