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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Wed Jul 31, 2019, 04:39 PM Jul 2019

Trump rescinds medals for Gallagher prosecutors

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Holy shit. I've never heard of anything like this.

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Trump rescinds medals for Gallagher prosecutors (Original Post) Recursion Jul 2019 OP

WTF? malaise Jul 2019 #1

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Damn. What an SOB hlthe2b Jul 2019 #2

The story should show up here: mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 #3

Does he have the power to rescind the medals? demmiblue Jul 2019 #4

Yes. He is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Opel_Justwax Jul 2019 #12

Holy shit there should be a line of resignations Watchfoxheadexplodes Jul 2019 #5

Wow, this certainly sends a message to prosecutors. Unbelievably revengeful. Mrs. Overall Jul 2019 #6

Orange Napoleon thinks he can do anything. Sanity Claws Jul 2019 #7

They have to obey their commander-in-chief dalton99a Aug 2019 #16

Venom flows through Trump's veins. madaboutharry Jul 2019 #8

This makes no sense at all soryang Jul 2019 #9

Right on schedule Midnightwalk Jul 2019 #10

Unlawful command influence is prohibited under UCMJ Article 37(a). Tactical Peek Jul 2019 #11

More of his misguided, "I have the right to do whatever I want as president" mania. Golden Raisin Jul 2019 #13

Navy secretary set to rescind awards for prosecutors in Gallagher court-martial after Trump tweet mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 #15

I'm surprised this isn't a bigger story. It's such a petty dick move Arazi Aug 2019 #17

petty dick move #1596933564 912gdm Aug 2019 #18

malaise

(269,157 posts)

1. WTF?

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 04:41 PM

Jul 2019

The Con is a raving lunatic

spanone

(135,861 posts)

14. ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧⇧ ⇧

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 06:34 PM

Jul 2019

hlthe2b

(102,343 posts)

2. Damn. What an SOB

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 04:41 PM

Jul 2019

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,586 posts)

3. The story should show up here:

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 04:43 PM

Jul 2019

https://www.stripes.com/

Not yet. It's here though:

Trump orders Navy to rescind awards given to prosecutors of SEAL Eddie Gallagher

PUBLISHED 21 MIN AGOUPDATED MOMENTS AGO
Dan Mangan
@_DANMANGAN

KEY POINTS

• President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had ordered top U.S. Navy officials to rescind the achievement medals awarded to military prosecutors involved in case against Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who was found not guilty of murder earlier this month.
• Trump’s announcement on Twitter came a day after the military-oriented web site Task & Purpose revealed that the four attorneys and four members of their legal support staff were given Navy Achievement Medals in a July 10 ceremony.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had ordered top U.S. Navy officials to rescind the achievement medals awarded to military prosecutors involved in case against Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who was found not guilty of murder and another serious crime earlier this month.

Trump’s announcement on Twitter came a day after the military-oriented web site Task & Purpose revealed that the four Navy attorneys and four members of their legal support staff were given Navy Achievement Medals in a July 10 ceremony.

Trump said those awards were “ridiculously given.”
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After Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murder, the prosecutors who lost the case received awards for 'superb results'
Paul Szoldra | July 30, 2019 at 12:01 PM

A week after Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murder at a military court-martial that garnered international media attention, members of the U.S. government team that prosecuted him were awarded medals for their "superb results" and "expert litigation," according to legal filings obtained by Task & Purpose.

The Navy's Region Legal Service Office in San Diego hosted an award ceremony on July 10 in one of its courtrooms for four attorneys and four legal support staffers involved in the Gallagher case, according to a motion filed in a companion case on July 19 by military attorneys representing Navy SEAL Lt. Jacob Portier, Gallagher's former platoon commander.

The prosecution team all received Navy Achievement Medals, which "commended the trial teams' 'exceptional witness preparation,' 'expert litigation on constitutional issues,' and 'superb results,'" the motion said, apparently quoting from the award citations.

The motion also claimed that the RLSO Chief of Staff said words to the effect of "no matter the result, we were right to prosecute [Gallagher]," and "justice was done."
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demmiblue

(36,875 posts)

4. Does he have the power to rescind the medals?

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 04:44 PM

Jul 2019

All I see is a bloviating Trump tweet.

Opel_Justwax

(230 posts)

12. Yes. He is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 05:47 PM

Jul 2019

He has command authority over all the branches of the service and can over rule any decision made by a commander below him.

Watchfoxheadexplodes

(3,496 posts)

5. Holy shit there should be a line of resignations

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 04:45 PM

Jul 2019

STARTING NOW

Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)

6. Wow, this certainly sends a message to prosecutors. Unbelievably revengeful.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 04:46 PM

Jul 2019

Sanity Claws

(21,852 posts)

7. Orange Napoleon thinks he can do anything.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 04:48 PM

Jul 2019

I want to see the Navy react and say to him.

dalton99a

(81,568 posts)

16. They have to obey their commander-in-chief

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 1, 2019, 10:53 AM

Aug 2019

who is a traitor and a criminal

madaboutharry

(40,219 posts)

8. Venom flows through Trump's veins.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 04:50 PM

Jul 2019

He isn't a human being, he is a snake.

soryang

(3,299 posts)

9. This makes no sense at all

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 05:30 PM

Jul 2019

In the weird world of "military justice" I've heard of prosecutors being rewarded for losing high profile cases before. And lately, even presidents seem to have no compunction about expressing their opinion about guilt before trial in improper attempts to influence the disposition of cases. This is a new twist. The prosecutors obtain the result apparently desired by the CinC and yet they still get the back hand.

The prosecutors really have no say in whether a case goes to trial or not, it's the chain of command.

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)

10. Right on schedule

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 05:34 PM

Jul 2019

15 years after swift boaters made questioning military honors a thing and the bush campaign condoned it by silence.

I’d be happy if there was a massive negative reaction but I don’t expect one.

Tactical Peek

(1,211 posts)

11. Unlawful command influence is prohibited under UCMJ Article 37(a).

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Wed Jul 31, 2019, 05:43 PM

Jul 2019

Unlawful Command Influence (UCI)

Unlawful command influence (UCI) is one of the major reasons the Uniform Code of Military Justice was adopted after World War II. Unlawful command influence is prohibited under UCMJ Article 37(a).

UCI is considered a "mortal enemy of military justice."

https://www.court-martial.com/unlawful-command-influence-uci.html

Golden Raisin

(4,612 posts)

13. More of his misguided, "I have the right to do whatever I want as president" mania.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 06:31 PM

Jul 2019

Although I suppose he could make a Commander in Chief case on this one. While I'm decidedly not a fan of nor recommend coups, I keep hoping he will continue to offend powerful insiders in the FBI, CIA and all the Armed Forces. The more enemies the better.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,586 posts)

15. Navy secretary set to rescind awards for prosecutors in Gallagher court-martial after Trump tweet

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Thu Aug 1, 2019, 10:48 AM

Aug 2019

Home / News / U.S.

Navy secretary set to rescind awards for prosecutors in Gallagher court-martial after Trump tweet

By CAITLIN M. KENNEY | STARS AND STRIPES
Published: July 31, 2019

WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard Spencer will rescind the military awards given to the prosecutors in the court-martial of Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher after President Donald Trump directed him to do so, a Navy official said Wednesday.

“The [Navy] secretary is going to pull the awards and he does have the authority to do that,” said a Navy official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.

The official said he did not know when Spencer would rescind the awards, which were given to all the prosecutors who worked on the Gallagher court-martial.

The announcement of the decision follows a tweet by Trump on Wednesday afternoon directing Navy leadership to take away the awards. The president tweeted the prosecutors were “ridiculously” given the Navy Achievement Medal.
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kenney.caitlin@stripes.com
Twitter: @caitlinmkenney

Arazi

(6,829 posts)

17. I'm surprised this isn't a bigger story. It's such a petty dick move

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Thu Aug 1, 2019, 11:48 AM

Aug 2019

912gdm

(959 posts)

18. petty dick move #1596933564

Reply to Arazi (Reply #17)

Thu Aug 1, 2019, 01:52 PM

Aug 2019

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