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Gallagher was court martialed for shooting at civilians from a snipers post and murdering a defenseless captive in Iraq.

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New york times" report which includes material never shown publicly before such as recorded interviews with members of the s.e.a.l. team who accused gallagher. and it comes just days after eddie gallagher himself was with donald trump and a friend or i guess his wife i believe at the florida resort. "the times" describes the recording as, quote, the first opportunity outside the courtroom to hear directly from the men of alpha platoon s.e.a.l. team 7 whose blistering testimony about their platoo...

Were following new developments in the controversy over a former navy s.e.a.l. platoon leader ed die gallagher. his case drew the attention of the president as he was tried and acquitted of murdering an isis fighter. >> videos obtained by the "new york times" shed light on his fellow s.e.a.l.s accusations against him. barbara starr reports. we need to warn you her report contains some disturbing images. >> reporter: members of s.e.a.l. team 7 alpha platoon broke their own code of silence in 2018...

Deesh ewe. civilians and soldiers are reported among the dead. al shabab has claimed responsibility for that attack. theres new controversy surrounding the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. whose court-ordered punishment was reversed by president trump. the "new york times" has obtained video of his former platoon members describing him in grim terms to investigators. our barbara starr has the details and we warn you going into this report, it contains disturbing images. >> members of s.e.a.l. team 7 alpha p...

President trumps decision to intervene in the case of navy s.e.a.l. eddie gallagher has been a controversial one. gallagher was accused of war crimes but acquitted of premeditated murder and murder and obstruction of justice. and convicted of posing with a body of a teenage insurgent in iraq and the president made sure he kept niz navy s.e.a.l. trident pin. they met at mar-a-lago. but a report in "the new york times" marks the presidents decision as all of the more controversial. cnns barbara st...

Platoon lead per. >> the guy was toxic. >> gallagher was acquitted of premeditated murder when a key witness changed his story and testified under immune tee that he caused the prisoners death, not gallagher. >> did you suffocate him? >> yes. >> how? >> by holding my thumb over his et tube until he stopped breathing. >> scott described the killing as an act of mercy because he was concerned the boy, a prisoner of iraqi forces, would be tortured by them. gallagher was convicted on a charge of tak...

Team seven alpha platoon broke their own code of silence in 2018 with their opinions about retired special operations chief eddie gallagher and some making accusations that the elite s.e.a.l. committed murder and potential war crimes. >> the guy got crazier and crazier. >> reporter: these are portions of recorded navy s.e.a.l. interviews published by the "new york times." where team members tell investigators their views on the platoon leader. >> the guy was toxic. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: eddie ...

>> these are interview obtained by the "new york times" of alpha platoon seal team 7 members, breaking an unwritten code of silence in 2018 by taking on their chief of their platoon, who was eventually tried for war crimes. heres a taste. >> hes a psychopath. the guy got crazier and crazier. >> the guy is toxic. >> we cant let this continue. >> thats friggin evil, man. >> these are not from now, not sworn, not cross-examined. nerp they were an early part of the investigation. mr. gallagher was a...

>> these are interview obtained by the "new york times" of alpha platoon s.e.a.l. team 7 members, breaking an unwritten code of silence in 2018 by taking on their chief of their platoon, who was eventually tried for war crimes. heres a taste. >> hes a psychopath. the guy got crazier and crazier. >> the guy was toxic. >> we cant let this continue. >> its [ bleep ] up. thats frickin evil, man. >> these are not from now, not sworn, not cross-examined. it was an early part of the investigation. but ...