He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.Īccording to legal experts , there is no precedent for a president pardoning numerous soldiers accused and convicted of war crimes at the same time.
Gallagher was court-martialed, arrested and charged with more than 12 counts including premeditated murder, attempted murder and obstruction of justice. He also allegedly killed a 15-year-old Islamic State fighter with a knife, then posed for a photo with the fighter’s dead corpse and bragged about it in text messages.ĭespite repeated complaints from other members of his platoon, nothing was done to address Gallagher’s actions until the platoon brought it to the attention of authorities outside of the SEALs. One of the service members Trump is looking to pardon is Navy SEAL Chief Edward Gallagher, who is accused of shooting and killing an unarmed Muslim girl and elderly man from a sniper position and unloading machine gun fire “indiscriminately” into neighborhoods, according to the Times.
According to a report in the New York Times, President Trump’s Justice Department filed expedited requests for information on Friday regarding the war crimes cases of accused servicemen, signaling he is considering pardoning them on or before Memorial Day.
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