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Trump with no military experience, should stay out of military matters?!!
(CNN)President Trump's order this week to rescind medals and letters of commendation awarded to members of the prosecution team in the murder trial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher reminded me of one of my favorite Harry Truman sayings:
"Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day."
And boy, does it stink around here.
Let's look at the Navy's kick first.
The Navy's prosecution team did not exactly crown itself in glory.
The team was sanctioned by the judge for violating the constitutional rights of Chief Gallagher, who was accused of killing an ISIS captive in 2017.
The judge fired the lead prosecutor, Cmdr. Christopher Czaplak, for conducting a warrantless surveillance program that tracked emails between defense attorneys and the weekly newspaper, Navy Times.
According to Navy Times, one of the lawyers who was awarded a medal, Lt. Brian John, was praised in his citation for preparing the government's "most challenging witnesses." But that witness turned out to be fellow Navy SEAL Corey Scott, who stunned everyone in the courtroom -- including Lt. John -- by admitting to the murder.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/opinions/trump-navy-medal-controversy-kirby/index.html
(CNN)President Trump's order this week to rescind medals and letters of commendation awarded to members of the prosecution team in the murder trial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher reminded me of one of my favorite Harry Truman sayings:
"Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day."
And boy, does it stink around here.
Let's look at the Navy's kick first.
The Navy's prosecution team did not exactly crown itself in glory.
The team was sanctioned by the judge for violating the constitutional rights of Chief Gallagher, who was accused of killing an ISIS captive in 2017.
The judge fired the lead prosecutor, Cmdr. Christopher Czaplak, for conducting a warrantless surveillance program that tracked emails between defense attorneys and the weekly newspaper, Navy Times.
According to Navy Times, one of the lawyers who was awarded a medal, Lt. Brian John, was praised in his citation for preparing the government's "most challenging witnesses." But that witness turned out to be fellow Navy SEAL Corey Scott, who stunned everyone in the courtroom -- including Lt. John -- by admitting to the murder.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/opinions/trump-navy-medal-controversy-kirby/index.html