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Navy would not be taking away his trident pen. over the weekend the secretary was said to be thinking about re-signing over this whole thing. by sunday night he was forced to re-sign. the defense secretary said he had just learned that spencer was trying to workout a deal with the white house. let the review proceed. let it go through and he made sure that gallagher would retire as a navy s.e.a.l. on cbs news this evening spencer was asked about the president's involvement in this case. >> what were the ramifications of intervening in that review process. well, right now, we're not going to do...

Acquitted. according to a statement from the defense department, secretary mark esper lost his trust and confidence in spencer over the handling of the case of chief petty officer eddie gallagher. gallagher had been accused of committing war crimes while deployed back in 2017. he was acquitted of murder but convicted in july of posing with a corpse of an isis prisoner for which he was demoted. president donald trump reversed that demotion and on thursday tweeted that gallagher would keep his trident pen, signifying his status as a member of the elite navy seals. a day later spencer told report...

His trust and confidence. the only thing i can guess is that he was trying to get the gallagher case resolved as quietly and effectively and quickly as possible. it has been this incredible public spectacle. maybe he was trying to wrap this thing up in a way that he could comport with the president and get it done quietly and maybe that's why he was having these direct conversations. it befuddles me why at that level you would have conversations with the white house about something so controversial and so public would including your boss, the secretary of defense. >> this started on thursday a...

Rank. but the process was halted after president trump treated this yesterday. "the navy will not be taking away war fighter and navy seal eddie gallagher's trident pen. this case was handled very badly from the beginning. get back to business!" the navy told fox news that follows the lawful orders of the president and will await further guidance. what do you think? >> jason: they don't need any further guidance. i think the query from the president was there. he may have done something he shouldn't have done by taking a picture of the way he did, but the president has spoken on this issue. i ...

Different controversies. this as me -- this is the first time a sitting prime minister has been charged with a crime in israel. netanyahu denies the accusations calling them a witchhunt. supporters and critics held dueling protests in jerusalem as israel gears up for a possible third election this year. the navy is pausing review betty gallagher to determine if he should lose his seal trident. this follows a demand from the president who tweeted the navy will not be taking away eddie gallagher's trident pen. this case was handled very badly from the beginning, get back to business. is on milit...