The lawmakers are raising concerns that Gallagher, a decorated Navy SEAL, has been receiving limited access to food, medical care and his legal team. He is not expected to emerge until the start of his war crimes trial on May 28. The letter was signed by Crenshaw, Mac Thornberry (Texas), Jim Jordan (Ohio), Kelly Armstrong (N. D.), Jim Banks (Ind. "Americans should be livid.”A Navy spokesperson told Fox News he hadn’t heard of the letter, but the “Navy has nothing to add." “We therefore request that you review the underlying reasons for co-locating pretrial and post-trial confinees at Consolidated Brig Miramar and whether the current arrangement fundamentally disadvantages Chief Gallagher and other pre-trial service members,” they said.

Source: Fox News March 21, 2019 11:40 UTC