Doyle McManus: Trump's war on the rule of law
by Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
Nov 27, 2019
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, a decorated Navy SEAL, was accused by other members of his unit of war crimes, including stabbing a wounded prisoner in Iraq who was awaiting medical care.
After a military trial delayed by prosecutorial misconduct, Gallagher was acquitted of murder this summer but convicted of posing for a photograph with the prisoner's corpse. He had texted the picture with a caption: "Got him with my hunting knife."
Gallagher said he was railroaded by subordinates who chafed under
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