[conservative98]

Eddie Gallagher controversy: Esper
fires Navy secretary, SEAL will keep
Trident pin, Pentagon says

[Zhang Fei]

Sounds like Esper fired Spencer to save his own butt, after Spencer toed Esper’s line in public, but arranged in private with the White House to have Gallagher’s review rigged so he’d not be subject to disciplinary measures:

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https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/11/23/esper-milley-raise-concern-white-house-navy-seal-status-edward-gallagher-nr-vpx.cnn
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley have raised serious concerns with the White House after President Donald Trump signaled he would block the Navy from ejecting Eddie Gallagher from the SEALs, an administration official told CNN.