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And discipline and correct some of the misbehavior that's being done and i think the president would have been well served just to let the review board do what they want to do here and make the judgment that's necessary based on the evidence. i think the president sees that it's further harassment of gallagher but navy looks at it something larger than that, not just focused on gallagher but much bigger issue that they have. paul: the president's intervention could send bad signal that says you do -- get away with it in the end if you get on tv and get political intervention, that would be the...

And discipline and correct some of the misbehavior that's being done and i think the president would have been well served just to let the review board do what they want to do here and make the judgment that's necessary based on the evidence. i think the president sees that it's further harassment of gallagher but navy looks at it something larger than that, not just focused on gallagher but much bigger issue that they have. paul: the president's intervention could send bad signal that says you do -- get away with it in the end if you get on tv and get political intervention, that would be the...

Communications with the white house without telling him. >> secretary proposed a deal. the president allowed the navy to handle the case and guarantee gallagher would be restored to rank. >> that would have meant a precooked deal for an impartial process. >> we had no knowledge. >> earlier this year gallagher was convict of posing for a photograph with a corpse of an isis fighter after being found not guilty of murder and premeditated murder. trump intervening on gallaghers behalf. >> it makes it appear as if there is not accountability. if people violate their oath or commit crimes there's a ...

The wrong message. >> what message does that send to the troops? >> what message does it send. >> that you can get away with things. we have to have good order and discipline. it's the backbone of what we do. the review process with the senior enlisted reviewing fellow senior enlisted is critical. our military are the backbone. they are the good order and discipline. they can handle this. >> for now it looks like he's set it retire and will remain a seal. we have more from the pentagon. >> reporter: president trump has never ordered the pentagon to allow gallagher to keep his status as a seal....

The women. the white women. he had 53% of the vote. he lost that vote. there's a lot at play. even though he's managed to captivate a certain percentage of voters about 38%. >> okay. thank you. the u.s. navy secretary isn't staying quiet about his boss at the pentagon or white house. spencer was forced out as the top civilian over the case of convicted navy seal gallagher. the chief petty officer found guilty of posing with a corpse of a young isis fighter. also facing a navy review and loss of elite seal status. and pin. trump said he wouldn't let that happen. defense secretary says he was fi...