President Trump has granted clemency to two Army officers accused or convicted of war crimes and restored Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher to the rank of chief petty officer after he was docked a pay grade after being convicted of posing for a photo with a dead Islamic State (ISIS) fighter, the White House announced Friday. Maj. Matt Golsteyn, a former Green Beret, will have the murder charge against him dropped. "Matthew is a highly decorated Green Beret who is being tried for killing a Taliban bomb maker," the president wrote. Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said Friday night, "The Department of Defense has confidence in the military justice system. Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he had met with the president and discussed the cases.

Source: Fox News November 15, 2019 23:45 UTC