![]() Navy cancels review of others in war crimes case "The president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military, to fight ethically or to be governed by a uniform set of rules and practices," Spencer writes in the Post. Spencer who'd been the Navy Secretary since 2017 questioned the commander in chief's intervention in a "low-level" disciplinary action against a service member. Later the president overturned his demotion after his conviction. ![]() President Trump ordered Gallagher moved out of the brig while awaiting trial. Gallagher was charged with multiple crimes including killing a wounded ISIS fighter but was convicted only of a lesser offense of posing with the corpse of that captive. Spencer says Trump called him twice over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. He made his comments Wednesday in an op-ed published in The Washington Post. Spencer was fired this week over the controversy. Spencer describes President Trump's intervention in the Navy SEALs Trident scandal. "Shocking and unprecedented," that's how ousted Navy Secretary Richard V. Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher during a recess in his trial this summer in San Diego, Calif.
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