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Three more Navy SEALs spared review after Trump’s intervention
The US Navy announced yesterday it would scrap plans to carry out reviews of three Navy SEALs that could have led to their ouster from the elite force, after President Donald Trump’s extraordinary intervention in a related case. “I have
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Trump ordered Pentagon to let convicted Navy SEAL keep elite status
President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to let a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct keep his Trident pin designating him as a member of the elite force, instead of holding a review board, his defense secretary said yesterday. The
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US Navy chief fired for defying Trump on war criminal
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy’s top civilian yesterday over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL who was convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq and later won the support of President Donald Trump. Esper
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US Navy secretary backs SEAL’s expulsion review, despite Trump objection
US Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said yesterday a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct should face a board of peers weighing whether to oust him from the elite force, despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that he not be expelled. “I
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Navy SEAL to act against convicted war criminal despite Trump’s intervention
WASHINGTON: A US Navy SEAL facing a move to expel him from the elite commando force was told yesterday that the Navy proceedings against him will go forward, despite a declaration contrary from President Donald Trump, the sailor’s lawyer said.
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