Republican Rep. Duncan S. Hunter (CA) defended embattled Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher, who has been charged with several war crimes, at a border event in Ramona, California, on Saturday.
Republican Rep. Duncan S. Hunter this weekend admitted that he photographed the bodies of dead combatants during his time serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Although Hunter said he “absolutely” backs Gallagher being pardoned, he also noted that he wanted the trial to go forward so citizens can “see how disgusting the military justice system is when it’s run by lawyers and bureaucrats [who] go after the war-fighter.”Hunter previously expressed similar sentiments in a USA Today op-ed published on Friday, titled"Commander in chief Donald Trump's pardon is warranted.
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Trump indicated he is mulling over pardons for several members of the U.S. military who have been accused or convicted of war crimes, including Gallagher. Two officials told the New York Times last weekend that the Trump administration have sought the paperwork required to complete the pardons on or around Memorial Day, despite the process usually taking several months.
After commanders formally reported the killings to the Navy Criminal Investigation Service last year, Gallagher was arrested in September and charged with over a dozen crimes, including attempted murder and premeditated murder. Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to all the charges levied against him. He faces life in prison if convicted.
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