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Completely rogue, and he went out and committed crimes to try and get a wrongful conviction. and in the end, we went through a trial. they presented evidence. they didnt have it. he was convicted of a single count of being in a photo with a terrorist that every single member of his platoon was also in that photo. and every single member of the platoon also went out and took individual photos with that terrorist, including the lieutenant, tom mcneil. and yet eddie gallagher seems to be the only o...

War crimes case. the president says hes protecting our war fighters. secretary spencer is now breaking his silence after the firing. >> what message does that send to the troops? >> well, what message does it send? >> that you can get away with things? we have to have good order and discipline. its the backbone of what we do. i dont think he really understands the full definition of a war fighter. a war fighter is a profession of arms. and a profession of arms has strpd standards. joining us, mr...

It would have been among his colleagues. brian: yeah. >> or can we overlook this one thing because this guy gave us years of very hard service in very dangerous places? trump comes down in favor -- the president wants to favor the morale of the war fighter over the morale of the bureaucrat. very straightforward question. brian: he had two bronze stars on top of that we saw how unethical the prosecutor was. you think they would stand down rather than make a public show it. seems to have been pers...

>> that you can get away with things. we have to have good order and discipline. its the back bottom of what we do. i dont think he really understands the full definition of a war fighter. a war fighter is a profession of arms. and a profession of arms has standards that they have to be held to. and they hold themselves. to say. brian: right. they got to be standards that are plausible and reasonable. steve: so the president doesnt understand the war fighter, newt. >> well, look, that is a quest...

Mark espers firing of navy secretary richard spencer. president trump, who championed gallagher, tweeted this earlier. "i will always protect our great war fighters. i got your backs!" meanwhile, spencer and his first interview since his firing, says the presidents interactio inten sends the wrong message. watch. >> i dont think he understands this definition of a war fighter. thats a profession of arms. a profession of arms has standards that they have to be held to, and they hold themselves to...

Were getting a raw deal. especially eddie gallagher exonerated seven of eight charges. only charge stuck with him after they hacked into his attorneys email, was the one that said he shouldnt have held up an isis fighter, isis terrorist after he was killed. he has an argument with that havingside that the president looked at his case, saw how much time he spent in jail and saw the whole process and set im exonerating you. they tried to bust him and take away his trident he said enough. the richa...

Blanchard, a third arrest in connection with the case. david johnson junior is charged with hindering prosecution. two others are charged in blanchards disappeared. the college student was last seen at a gas station last month. her damaged suv found 50 miles away. rob: the navy canceling a review of eddie gallaghers conduct. gallagher will retire from active-duty as the navy seal as richard spencer was fired after disagreeing with the president on how to handle this case. in his first interview ...

Awards that eddie gallagher has gotten, and pres has worked as a war fighter , specifically. but he did things that are wrong. at least one thing we know is wrong and he was convicted of. we reach into the system of military justice at our own peril, and i think its dividing the military even as people speak out. >> harris: icy marie nodding with you. even if your title is commander in chief, "commander" and g. >> marie: there is a military justice system for reason. in order to have fair and im...

Emily: overnight a navy spokesman reveals navy seal eddie gallagher will retire from active duty and wont take part in navy review board. steve: defending his handling of the case and taking aim at president trump. >> i dont think he really understands the full definition of a war fighter. a war fighter is a profession of arms. and a profession of arms has standards that this have to be held to. and they hold themselves. to say. >> well, what message does it send? >> that can you get away with t...

Well, the white house lawyer has come back an hour later and said the president is not going to butt out. sorry. >> what message does that send to the troops? >> well, what message does it send? >> that you can get away with things. we have to have good order and discipline. its the back bottom of what we do. >> i dont think he really understands the full definition of a war fighter. a war fighter is a profession of arms. a profession of arms has standards that they have to be held to and they h...