Navy trident review boards for three of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher’s senior officers are canceled, the service announced Wednesday, ending a long-running war crimes probe that started with accusations against Gallagher and resulted in the firing of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer on Sunday. In a statement, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said the Navy might review the officers via other means. He was acquitted of a murder charge in the death of the fighter and of other war crimes charges, including that he shot civilians. Robert Breisch — were set to undergo review boards for their alleged actions during and after the deployment. Trump tweeted last Thursday that Gallagher would keep his trident, but Navy leaders were slow to acknowledge the tweet as an order.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 28, 2019 03:33 UTC