![]() ![]() Spencer said Monday that he doesn't think Mr. Spencer spoke to Esper on Saturday and briefed him on the events of the prior few days, and said the White House asked him to issue a statement denying he had threatened to resign, which he did publicly at an event that day. He said General Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, urged him not to resign when the two spoke Friday. The next day, the president tweeted, "The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher's Trident Pin," spurring reports that Spencer threatened to resign if the president issued a formal order preserving Gallagher's status, which he denied Monday. ![]() Spencer formally opened the Trident review board and notified relevant parties November 20, last Wednesday. Spencer said he explained the process to Esper's chief of staff and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on November 19. Spencer said he promoted Gallagher after receiving the order and began developing the administrative peer review process, which could have led to Gallagher's Trident pin being revoked, expelling him from the Navy SEALs. Following his conviction, the Navy decided to demote Gallagher, a move Mr. In July he was acquitted of the most serious charges, but convicted of posing for a photo with a corpse of the ISIS fighter. Gallagher was court-martialed and faced nearly a dozen charges over allegations he opened fire on civilians during a deployment to Iraq, murdered a captured ISIS fighter and threatened fellow SEALs over reporting his actions. ![]()
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