Breaking: Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirms to reporters that President Trump ordered him to allow Eddie Gallagher to keep his Trident pin— paul mcleary (@paulmcleary) November 25, 2019
This is a very tangled mess.
DoD official explains contradictions in what Esper said this way: The president "had" issued the order to let Gallagher keep his Trident, but as of Friday Esper and Milley thought they had gotten POTUS to a place where he'd let the process play out.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 25, 2019
Also Friday, Esper is described by the official as learning about a secret backchannel by Spencer with predetermined outcome, and it blew up the progress Esper and Milley had made. Saturday he told POTUS he'd lost confidence in Spencer, official says.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 25, 2019
My only hope is that it focusses attention on what a mess Trump is making of government (military seems a particularly sacred touchstone for many who hate "big" government, but love big military), especially if this information can come out:
#EdwardGallagher #Spencer is right. Insane @realDonaldTrump gets in this decision made by military trial. His own platoon turned him in. He was convicted in a military trial. pic.twitter.com/7cnoWpLSOb— Godelieve Engbersen (@GodelieveTT) November 25, 2019
I recall what candidate Trump said about people coming from Mexico, and note for the record that Gallagher is a white man.
Further affiant sayeth not, because this snarled line of claim and counter-claim and looking for a "hero" in this mess, ain't worth further effort. To paraphrase the Bard, all should be punished.
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