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Everywhere. >> we have a problem. >> he's a psychopath. >> the guy's freaking evil, man. >> gallagher has long proclaimed his innocence. gallagher's lawyer has accused those platoon members of having personal animosity with his client. he says he plans to file a lawsuit against the weekly and the reporter behind that story. nbc news has not spoken with any of the individual s.e.a.l.s shown in those taped interviews but "the new york times" has reached out to them and they all declined to comment. joining us now dave philips, national correspondent for "the new york times" who's been doing grou...

Of the weekly where you can see those newly published witness interviews. dave, so much of this story has been about eddie gallagher but one of the remarkable things you see in those videos is just how many members of this s.e.a.l. team came forward. now gallagher has been exonerated by the trump administration. what does that mean for people like that serving in the armed forces or in the special operation units? >> well, i think that's an open question. certainly a lot of the s.e.a.l.s who did come forward and testify fear retribution. some of them are out of the navy now, some of them are n...

One of the remarkable things you see in those videos is just how many members of this s.e.a.l. team came forward. now gallagher has been exonerated by the trump administration. what does that mean for people like that serving in the armed forces or in the special operations units? >> well, i think that's an open question. certainly a lot of the s.e.a.l.s who did come forward and testify fear retribution. some of them are out of the navy now, some of them are not. but certainly there's been threats of violence and other kinds of intimidation. but i think your earlier point is really something t...

Conscience obey an order that i believe violates the sacred oath that i took the presence of my family, my flag and my faith to support an defended constitution constitution of the united states. now gallagher will be allowed to retire as a seal at the end of this month at a current rank following the direct order of president trump. changes must be made so it never happens again. >> we want the inspector general to come in and figure out exactly everything that went along in this case, and take corrective action so that nobody else has to suffer what eddie gallagher suffered. >> melissa: this...

Spencer denied the threat that he would step down over the president directive. eddie gallagher was acquitted of several war crimes during his arrest including shooting zillion, murdering and isis fighter with a hunting knife and threatening to kill seals who reported him. the only charge he was actually convicted of was posing with a dead body of the isis teenager. the navy demoted gallagher until president trump reversed that the motion the same day he pardoned two other armed servicemembers accused of war crimes. now gallagher is explaining what trump might mean in that tweet he sent out th...