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Esper 'flabbergasted' to learn of Navy secretary's secret White House outreach about Navy SEAL
By Barbara Starr & Ryan Browne
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SECNAV Richard V. Spencer Removed Over Gallagher Deal With White House; Modly Now Acting SECNAV - USNI ...
By Sam LaGrone
Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him
By Spencer Ackerman & Asawin Suebsaeng
Eddie Gallagher case: Fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer defends handling of Navy SEAL case
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Navy secretary ouster: Pentagon chief says he forced out Richard Spencer for secret attempt at undermining the Navy
By Dan Lamothe & Josh Dawsey
Eddie Gallagher controversy: Esper fires Navy secretary, SEAL will keep Trident pin, Pentagon says
By Vandana Rambaran
Military leaders raised concerns with White House after Trump tweet on SEAL case, administration official says
By Paul LeBlanc, Barbara Starr & Ryan Browne
Military officials say White House won't intervene in review of Navy SEAL who posed with dead body
By Jim Sciutto & Barbara Starr
Navy Secretary forced out after Trump's war crimes intervention causes division and chaos in military
By Barbara Starr & Nicole Gaouette
Navy secretary strongly considering resigning over Trump's meddling in SEAL case
By Carol Lee & Courtney Kube
Esper Demands Resignation of Navy Secretary Over SEAL Case (Published 2019)
By Dave Philipps, Helene Cooper & Maggie Haberman
Trump Says He Intervened in War Crimes Cases to Protect 'Warriors' (Published 2019)
By Maggie Haberman, Helene Cooper & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Navy Is Said to Proceed With Disciplinary Plans Against Edward Gallagher (Published 2019)
By Dave Philipps, Maggie Haberman & Helene Cooper
Opinion | We Led the Navy. Trump Does Not Share the Military's Values. (Published 2019)
By Richard J. Danzig & Sean O'Keefe