doesn't hold water. >> peers actually contradicting what they're saying. ryan, in general, we see this again. intervention by the president. how do top military officials feel about all of this? the reversal of gallagher's demotion, the pardoning of clint lawrence, a convicted murderer and also the pardoning of army major matthew goldstein? how do they feel about what this does to their ability to this? >> they advised the president against take these pardons. the president went ahead and did it anyway, lobbied extensively by some members of congress, some members of the veterans communities, fox news personality. lost their argument there with the president. the president is commander in chief, they'll carry out these orders. interesting in the gallagher case is after the president restored his rank the navy s.e.a.l. leadership attempted to conduct this review board, and