The accusers ignored the warning and came forward with their concerns. The chief petty officer was arrested in 2018, more than a year after returning from his eighth overseas deployment in Mosul, in northern Iraq. His aide, Master Chief Petty Officer Brian Alazzawi, told them that the 'frag radius' or the area of impact for an investigation into alleged war crimes could be particularly large and damaging to a number of SEALs, The New York Times reported. Gallagher, who did not testify in his own defense, insisted his accusers were disgruntled subordinates with no prior battlefield experience and had fabricated allegations against him over grievances with his leadership style and tactics. On Tuesday, the jury heard from two doctors who said Gallagher suffered repeated concussions during his combat career, putting him at high risk of brain degeneration and visual impairments that will require ongoing medical attention. a US Navy SEAL who was charged with a number of war crimes related to the. military personnel accused of war crimes, and Gallagher’s case was widely believed to be one of those under review.Īsked about the possibility of pardon now that the court-martial was over, Marc Mukasey, another member of Gallagher’s defense team who is also one of Trump’s personal lawyers, said, “We have not had contact with the White House since the trial began.” He arrived back in the UK in February 2018, where he was arrested upon arrival.
Trump said in May he was considering pardons for a number of U.S.
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