The jury assigned to the case of accused Special Warfare Chief Edward Gallagher has found the decorated Navy SEAL not guilty of murder and attempted murder after a whirlwind trial that included bombshell revelations and twists.
The verdict was reached by the five Marines and two sailors Tuesday after the prosecution and defense made their closing arguments the day before. The jury did find Gallagher guilty of unlawfully taking a picture with the corpse of the teenage ISIS fighter he was accused of killing.
“Our stance from the very beginning of this has been that Eddie needs to have a fair trial and we’re going to stand behind him no matter what because he’s our brother. And the courts have prevailed,” Brad Bailey, president of the Navy SEALs Fund, told the Washington Examiner. “We understand that it’s a very contentious accusation and one that deeply divided our community. And I hope that everyone can learn a lot from this on both sides and we can get back to taking care of business.”…
With a verdict of not guilty, Gallagher will not need a pardon from Trump for the charges of murder and attempted murder. The conviction for posing with the corpse reportedly carries a maximum sentence of four months, and Gallagher served nine months in detention before the trial.
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I am very glad of this. And, I am glad that finally President Trump (while dealing with all the world problems and illegal aliens here) pushed to have Gallegar released from that place where he was being held.
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IN HONOR OF Eddie Gallagher…
(“The Fourth of July, 1916” by Childe Hassam
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I’m not surprised, the press coverage and Trump’s ‘interest’ sorta made the outcome a done deal. Had this just have been buried somewhere in the military bureaucratic goings-on and not made a media icon he may have well been convicted.
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BRAVO ZULU
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