after everything that went down in the eddie gallagher case. our courtney kube just spoke with them. you can tell us about the conversation? >> he spoke extensively about how this all went down. he said he found out friday afternoon after a meeting at the white house which we reported on over the weekend where he -- secretary esper and general mark mullen the general of joint chiefs spoke to the president specifically about the eddie gallagher case and other cases, mcelstein and lawrence. we found apparently when they walked out of that meeting, another white house official pulled them aside and said, hey, you should know they're brok brokering a secret proposal for eddie gallagher to keep this trident pin. he laid out a list of values that he said secretary spencer was defying. he said he's not supposed to discuss sensitive conversations he's supposed to keep his chain of command informed on decisions. after that, on sat, the secretary called president trump and said i'm going to ask for the navy secretary's resignation, president trump agreed

strong statements about eddie gallagher and others who have been accused of crimes to pardon them or to intercede directly to re-elevate eddie gallagher to the rank of chief petty officer and ensuring he can keep his trident pin during retirement. that's a microcosm of what i expressed in the book. communicating to voters and americans who support him. that gets conflated sometimes. it's very difficult to tell and that's where that prior coordination becomes incredibly important. if the state department receives a heads up that this is largely for political consumption that's one thing. if it was to be acted on that needs to be corneille did as well. host: how frustrated did secretary mattis get? guest: one of the things i love the most about working for him is that he is a consummate professional. he is someone who does not believe -- the saying i have always used is the emotion is enemy of good judgment. kate -- came out it was, let's do the best we possibly can. from sylvester in baltimore, maryland. democrat line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i just heard basically monit

the president fires the secretary of the navy for trying to punish navy seal eddie gallagher who mr. trump had reinstated. >> this is all about ego and retaliation. this has nothing to do with good order and discipline. >>> and big apple billionaire. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg jumps into the democratic race but is skipping the early states. >> elections should not be for sale, not to billionaires, not to corporate executives. >> multibillionaires like mr. bloomberg are not going to get very far in this election. >> how did you get in here? >> well, i tipped the doorman $30 million. ♪ >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington where house democrats are taking the next steps toward impeachment without getting testimony from top cabinet and white house officials as congressional republicans embrace discredited conspiracy theories to defend the president. today two key trump allies are facing new scrutiny. the "washington post" reporting how acting chief of staff mick mulvaney, who's also the budget director, tried to justify withholding military aid to

but eddie gallagher's name is in the middle of it all. the navy seal was acquitted of murder charges but convicted of taking photos with a body of a nice his fighter, who was demoted, then president trump stepped in and reversed that decision. the navy said it would review the case. gallagher could have been expelled from the seals, according to the to the secretary of defense, top brass while the military justice system should resolve gallagher's case. president trump ordered something different. >> i spoke to the president on sunday, he gave me in order that eddie gallagher will retain his trident. >> do you consider that in order? >> yes. >> and the president's view... >> sticking up for the armed forces. >> it's the right thing to do. >> we will protect our war fighters. >> the fire navy secretary. >> we have to have good order and discipline. >> of the president does not know what he's talking about. >> a war fighter as a profession of arms and a profession of arms has standards that they have to be held accountable to and they hold

eddie gallagher. many at the pentagon think that the president's involvement of punishment for gallagher and other service members could undermine military discipline. >> on thursday, trump tweeted, the navy will not be taking away his trident pin. spencer pushed back saying, i don't interpret the president's tweets as a formal order. the president's tweets have dictated policy and the white house has said they should be considered official statements. spencer said on saturday, he had no plans to resign. >> contrary to popular belief, i'm still here. i did not threaten to resign. but let's just say that we're here to talk about external threats and eddie gallagher is not one of them. >> on sunday, gallagher went on fox and attacked his own superiors. >> this is all about ego and retaliation. this has nothing to do with good order and discipline. they could have taken by trident at any time they wanted. now, they're trying to take it after the president restored my rank. >> the turmoil has three compet

why should eddie gallagher be on the campaign trail? >> katie: it wasn't just an interview on "fox & friends," right navy seal has been advocating and petitioning the president for a very long time. so to say this was just because of a show in terms of the advocacy -- >> lisa: president trump is the commander in chief, he has the ultimate authority on this. "usa today" did have an editorial and quite literally it's at, do navy leaders have a duty to disobey trump? i think every day about the media and people working in the administration that prove president trump's point that there are people that disobey, that are out to get him, that aren't following his authority and that's wrong, president trump does have the ultimate authority on this as he does with most issues. >> katie: accusing the president of somehow breaking a norm and reaching into the military justice system, president obama commuted the sentence of chelsea manning, right? he brought back bowe bergdahl in return for five terrorists. the people who advocated for these men

eddie gallagher was found not guilty on all of the other counts. it's time to move on and let them move on with his family. there is a danger in the continuing to act like he is guilty and acts like he is a war criminal, although he's been absolved of those crimes. his rank should be restored, the commander in chief has the ability to do that, and the secretary of the navy has no right to go around the process, go around the secretary of defense, and then around the president in making his own decisions, especially when he's out there lecturing about needing some kind of order in the military. obviously they think that, which is why there was a trial, and eddie gallagher was found not guilty. >> marie: so when president warren reaches down and there, you'll be cool with it? >> katie: she's president in chief. >> marie: mark that down. >> melissa: the conversation between him and his attorneys, that's violated we talk about the justice system, there's a reason why he wasn't convicted? >> marie: but this is a separate issue. this was not about those

over the controversial war crimes case of navy seal eddie gallagher. marcus per says he's flabbergasted, allegedly offered to rigged the navy's disciplinary process. allison barber joins us with this developing saga. >> reporter: this interview with the navy secretary was extraordinary not only because of what was said but it took place at the pentagon as a fired navy secretary was leaving for good. >> richard spencer, secretary of the navy. >> foreign secretary richard spencer was forced out of his job over the weekend and a resignation letter he suggested his departure was tied to a controversial case involving a navy seal. spencer road i no longer share the same understanding with the commander-in-chief. i cannot in good conscience obey an order i believe violates the sacred oath i took but today secretary of defense mark jaspers says he actually lost his job because of a secret deal. >> secretary spencer -- of the president allowed the navy to handle the case he would guarantee eddie gallagher would be restored to rank, allowed to retain and permit

what does eddie gallagher want next if the case isn't over? >> obviously we want him to go quietly into retirement but want the inspector general to come in and figure out exactly everything that went wrong in this case and take corrective action so nobody else has to suffer what eddie gallagher suffered. we want to make the navy better for this and make the seal teams stronger so this side show doesn't happen again. >> bill: how did the navy get it so wrong? what was going on on the inside? >> a failed investigation. they didn't interview half the witnesses there. they didn't consult with the medical examiner. once the prosecutors got involved. they saw it as a career move and he violated every ethical rule out there to try and get his conviction. and facts were not as important as getting that conviction. he was ultimately fired from the case. he should be facing disciplinary charges. the navy doesn't seem to be taking any accountability from him, investigators or anybody else. that's what needs to happen now. >> bill: why was this case so i

eddie gallagher was accused of, you know, stabbing to death an isis prisoner. also shooting some innocent civilians reported by 12 knavy s.e.a.l.s. the question is does he get to keep his s.e.a.l. trident in. >> he was found guilty on one of the charges but not the one related to that. and the question out of that was whether he was going to be able to keep his trident pin. gallagher and spencer was supported by white house officials. but we don't have any indication it reached the president about essentially fixing the outcome of that review which is problematic. he should not be involved in that. it's not clear exactly when secretary esper the defense secretary learned this was happening. but it became the reason to fire spencer after spencer was talking about resigning if the president continued getting involved in this case. people close to spencer think this is just a whitewash and he was being fired for having raised questions about this publicly and publicly disagreeing with the president. on friday he made very clear he wanted this case to proceed witho

eddie gallagher. richard spencer was under pressure when he disputed reports about the controversy yesterday. >> i did not threaten to resign but let us just say that we're here to talk about external threats and eddie gallagher is not one of them. >> reporter: tonight the pentagon chief called spencer's actions deeply troubling. he privately apologized to the white house, that if the white house didn't make that gallagher could retire with navy s.e.a.l. pension and pin. esper said he no longunfortunat as a result i have determined that secretary spencer no longer has my confidence to continue in his position. i wish richard well. >> i want to retire peacefully with all the honors i've earned. >> reporter: president trump's twitter bravado was not seen as an order but caused tension when he wrote this. the navy will not be taking away war fighter and navy s.e.a.l. eddie gallagher's trident pin. kelly, at this hour, we're hearing from spencer. what is he saying about the president? >> reporter: kate, i

eddie gallagher's trident pin. the president had previously used his power to restore gallagher's rank and pay the fired navy secretary served a blow to the president writing he no longer shares the same understanding with the commander in chief who appointed him on the issues of order and discipline and could not in good conscience follow an order he thinks violated the sacred oath he took, a stinging rebuke also defense secretary mark esper has decided given all these circumstances, eddie gallagher will be permitted to retire as a navy s.e.a.l., keeping his trident pin. >> kelly o'donnell for us, thank you. >>> democrats are not done building their case to impeachment president trump. as of now there are no more hearings on the schedule in the impeachment inquiry, but that could change the man in charge of the proceedings says we could hear from more witnesses. meanwhile, a new report out from "the washington post" seems to underscore just how much is left unanswered the post reports a confidential white house re

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eddie gallagher wins, gets to love the navy as a seal. the president wins, he got exactly what he wanted, spencer paid the price and the real price, confusion in the ranks about good order and discipline and chain of command. john. >> not sure anybody wins there with confusion in the ranks. barbara starr live at the pentagon, appreciate you trying to sort that out. with me in studio to share their reporting, manu raju, john kirby, and jackie with the "daily beast." >> this is not the first case, the president has done this repeatedly. what does it do? what does it do? it's done in the case of ed gee gallagher but what does this do inside the pentagon when there's another case coming up the chain of command that might catch the attention of fox news. >> you have major goldstein who was pardoned by the president, and the army is looking at whether he can keep the ranger tab and the silver star in the engagement that brought him up on court martial charges and as barbara indicated, confusion inside the seal community. there are three other n

eddie gallagher's kids were pulled out of their house at gun point. brian: he was kept in a san diego prison with pedophiles. >> the prosecutor lost his case got awards. president had to take them away. he was acquitted. still went on him based on one charge they had. tried to take the trident. they were only one taking away in the picture. this was overzealous prosecutors who are not giving benefit of the doubt to the trigger pullers that is it what the president saw. steve: at the pentagon across the potomac from washington, ubn d.c., that believe, i want believe the president did this. >> he won the election. you didn't. you serve at his pleasure. i want you to go crush isis. clear line happening in syria and your rack. that guidance should trickle down in every corner of the pentagon. in if that is our guidance. social justice engineering of obama. that era is over. the president is focused on, we've sent these guys to dangerous places for 18 years. they make impossible calls. i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. if you will be a navy secreta

. >> harris: a fox news alert, dramatic new to veltman's in the war crimes case of eddie gallagher, the navy seal that president trump has defended. defense secretary mark esper a firing navy secretary richard spencer saying he had lost confidence in spencer and alleging that spencer went behind his back to try to negotiate a deal with the white house. according to the pentagon, spencer promised to fix the results of navy's review board to ensure gallagher kept his seal, rank and trident pin. if the white house did not interfere in the process. the defense officials tell fox news, he rejected the offer saying no, we are done. he said i cannot in good conscience obey an order that i believe violates the sacred oath that i took the presence of my family, my flag and my faith to support an defended constitution constitution of the united states. now gallagher will be allowed to retire as a seal at the end of this month at a current rank following the direct order of president trump. changes must be made so it never happens again. >> we want the inspector general to come in and figure out e

reversal, tweeting, "the navy will not be taking away eddie gallagher's trident pin. this case was handled very badly from the beginning. get back to business!" just before the president's

eddie gallagher will retire as a s.e.a.l. and maintain his rank and the administrative process is completely done. >> courtney kube there for us from the pentagon. courtney, thank you as always. i want to bring in retired four-star admiral james serveds. he's the author of "sailing true north" admirals and the voyage of character. admiral, good to have you. sir, thank you. from what we know so far based on the new reporting we just got from courtney there, did the navy secretary deserve to be fired? >> in everything i can see, my answer to that question would be no. but, you know, that's between secretary esper and secretary spencer. they can debate that off to the side. you know, i spent several years as chief of staff to a previous navy secretary, special assistant to an earlier one. i know that job pretty well. it strikes me that the core truth here is in the letter of resignation. craig, if you go and read what secretary spencer said he said he was leaving because of a disagreement about good order and discipline in the s

at a gallows eddie gallagher ia distraction, what should we be focusing on? >> the increased politicization of the military. just like previously, the cia, fbi, other government entities which have had a long-standing a political reputation being drug into this political furor. is a very politically charged and polarized time right now. so that's one concern. when you think about if you are an adversary, a competitor of the united states weather china, russia, north korea, iran, you are loving what you are seeing right now. getting back to those basics on the fundamentals of being focused on national security. >> trace: you served in the white house at the same time as anonymous. do you think you should remain this person, should remain anonymous or should come out and say this is a problem and just be forthright with it, your thoughts on that. >> i thought it was incredibly important to have the opportunity that i did to share my experience serving alongside secretary mattis, what i witnessed as i served for a year and a half on his team so that's why he fel

eddie gallagher. richard spencer was already under pressure when he disputed reports about the controversy saturday. >> i did not threaten to resign, but let us just say that we're here to talk about external threats and eddie gallagher is not one of them. >> the pentagon chief called spencer's actions deeply troubling. the navy secretary privately proposed to the white house that if officials did not interfere with the navy review, spencer would make certain gallagher could retire with his s.e.a.l. membership and the coveted trident pin. secretary esper said unfortunately as a result i have determined that secretary spencer no longer has my confidence to continue in his position. i wish richard well. the case of the navy s.e.a.l. convicted of posing with a dead militant but cleared of more serious war crimes had already ignited controversy. >> i just want to retire peacefully with all the honors that i've earned, get back to my family. >> reporter: president trump's twitter bravado was not seen as an

eddie gallagher's trident pin. we know the last 48 hours, these military leaders have been talking to the president essentially raising concern of this attempt or seeming apparent attempt to stop, to block the navy from their own processes here. and in all of this, the secretary of the navy, richard spencer, who you mentioned at the beginning there, he is the one who signed off, gave his blessing to this review and admiral colin green who launched the review, both of them essential essential reports they threatened to resign. >> contrary to popular belief i am still here and not threatened to resign. we are hear to talk about stern external threats and eddie gal letter is not one of them. >> reporter: president trump tweeted moments ago that eddie gal letter will do an interview so we will keep our eye on that and see what happens in is that developing story. >> thank you. >>> with us to discuss is cnn political analyst, april ryan. welcome back. >> good morning, victor. >> good morning to you. the president is com

eddie gallagher. what military officials are telling nbc news about the effort to kick gallagher out of the unique unit. >>> r. kelly's girlfriend is speaking out about their years long relationship calling herself a victim. the details she is revealing while the singer remains behind bars awaiting trial. >>> first, the former new york city mayor michael bloomberg has entered the race for the white house and launched his campaign with a flashy, on-line ad, highlighting his resume and targeting trump. >> mike bloomberg for president. jobs creator, leader, problem solver. it's going to take all three to build back a country. >> bloomberg plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on nationwide television ads in the next few days. we've got our nbc news political reporters josh letterman and ali vitali getting reaction on the ground to all of this and start with you there, josh. you've been following the kickoff to this campaign only hours old at this point. did he kind of lay out how he thinks he'll win

gallagher's trial was handled by the navy.

eddie gallagher will retire as a seal and he's not going through the review process at all. president trump still got what he tweeted about on thursday. by intervening the concern is this will impact good order and discipline. the concern is they are going to undermine these actions, continue to upsindermine the overall military process. president trump has intervened in three specific cases. they will also get involved in these administrative reviews. if this is the new limit, where does it go from here? will other people who commit crimes go on fox news or make appeals to the white house to have their crimes forgiven. in the case of the green beret o accused of murder in afghanistan, the president threw out his case before he went to trial. we don't even know if he would have been convicted of murder. in the case of clint lawrence, he commuted his sentence and the case that has been getting so much attention because of the secretary spencer angle. president trump had already intervened several times in this case. he got him out of jail mounths ago. when the jury recommende

navy seal eddie gallagher. defense secretary mark esper says he's flabbergasted by the ambassador who allegedly effort to break the navy's disciplinary process. correspondent ellison barber joins us. new twists and turns. >> yet, this interview with the navy secretary was extraordinary, not only becaused but also because it took place at the pentagon as a fire navy secretary was leaving for good. >> honorable reinsert the rents rents are, secretary b. >> former secretary richard dispenser was forced out of his job over the weekend. and a resignation letter to president trump, he suggested his departure was tied to a controversial case involving a navy seal. spencer wrote, "i know longer share the same understanding with the commander in chief. i cannot in good conscious obey an order that i believe violates the sacred oath i took." today, secretary of defense mark esper says that spencer lost his job because of a secret deal. >> secretary spencer proposed a deal whereby if the president

this goes to eddie gallagher. gallagher was demoted. the demotion president trump reversed. that much is clear. where it gets murky is a secretary spencer is losing his job for going outside the chain of command. trying to work out a secret agreement with the white house for gallagher to keep his status as a navy s.e.a.l. >> then the impeachment inquiry. a white house review of president trump's decision to freeze military aid is out and it find an extensive effort to justify the move after the fact. as well as a debate about whether it was even heel. documents from the white house review include emails from acting chief of staff mick mulvaney to budget officials in early august asking why the president was blocking aid already approved by congress. let's begin with barbara starr live with a stunning story. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. i have to tell you even at this early hour, up and down the pentagon hallways there is a shock and a dpood deal about confusion about what exactly has transpired. richard spencer forced to resign for going outside the chain of

eddie gallagher spencer was already under pressure when he disputed reports about the controversy saturday. >> i did not threaten to resign, but let us just say that we're here to talk about external threats and eddie gallagher is not one of them. >> reporter: the pentagon chief called spencer's actions deepley proposed to the white house that if officials did not interfere with the navy re, spencer would make certain gallagher could retire with his s.e.a.l. membership and the coveted pin esper said in a statement, unfortunately, as a result, i determined secretary spencer no longer has my confidence to continue in his position i wish richard well. the case of the navy s.e.a.l. convicted of posing with a dead militant but cleared of more serious war crimes already ignited controversy. >> i want to retire peacefully with the honors i earned and get back to my family. >> reporter: president trump's twitter bravado caused tension on thursday. the navy will not be taking away war fighter and navy s.e.a.l. o pay. the fired navy secretary delivered a blow to the president in his resignation lett

to allow eddy gallagher to retire while maintaining his membership in the navy s.e.a.l.s. so this is really quite remarkable circumstance that we're seeing particularly because the president is ultimately getting the exact outcome that he wanted despite all those concerns and even in the wake of the firing of in th navy secretary. >> i want to get a military voice in here now. joining us is retired lieutenant general mark hurtling. what's your reaction to all this? >> confusion. >> me too. >> there's so many stories involved in this. i think ryan and jeremy just brought up the different aspects to this. in reading the termination letter if you will of secretary spencer, there was a whole lot more to this than what's being reported right now. it's certainly understandable secretary spencer went behind the president behind secretary esper, the defense secretary's back as he, secretary esper and general milly were petitioning the president to back off of this case and let it go through the administrative processes of determining whether or not chief gallagher should retain hi

eddie gallagher. let's remember gallagher was convicted of bringing discredit to the armed forces after posing next to a dead isis fighter's body. now, he was acquitted of more serious war crimes even though several s.e.a.l.s did testify against him. now, the navy wanted to kick him out of the s.e.a.l.s, taking away his trident pin, which is a symbol of the s.e.a.l.s. but the president took his side. >> with eddie gallagher, you know that story very well. they wanted to take his pin away, and i said, no, you're not going to take it away. we're going to protect our war fighters. >> the navy secretary had approached the oval office to try to resolve this standoff, which left defense secretary mark esper and chairman of the joint chiefs general mark milley, quote, flabbergasted, and it led to spencer being forced out. >> we've been thinking about that for a long time. that didn't just happen. and i have to protect my war fighters. >> the president says he has to protect his war fighters. but listen to wh

eddie gallagher was acquitted of several war crimes during his iraq diplomat including shooting civilians, murdering and cap devices fighter with a hunting knife and threatening to kill seals who reported him. the only charge he was convicted of was posing with a dead body of an isis teenager. the navy had been demoted gallagher until president trump reversed that demotion the same day he pardoned two other armed servicemembers accused of war crimes. thursday he reaffirmed that move between the navy will not be taken away war fighter and navy seal eddie gallagher's trident pinprick this case was handled very badly from the beginning. get back to business. gallagher this morning explained on fox and friends what he thought trump might mean insane, top military brass are being insubordinate and ego driven. gallagher claimed they retaliated against fellow seals who does defended him at his trial and he's alleging corruption at the highest level. >> we just filed an id exposing all the corruption that has been going on during my case, starting with crying craig miller all the way up to admira

eddie gallagher. let's remember gallagher was convicted of bringing discredit to the armed forces after posing next to a dead isis fighter's body. now, he was acquitted of more serious war crimes even though several s.e.a.l.s did testify against him. now, the navy wanted to kick him out of the s.e.a.l.s, taking away his trident pin, which is a symbol of the s.e.a.l.s. but the president took his side. >> with eddie gallagher, you know that story. they wanted to take his pin away, and i said, no, you're not going to take it away. >> the naval secretary had approached the oval office to try to resolve this standoff, which left defense secretary mark esper and chairman of the joint chief mark milley, quote, flapp flabbergasted, and it led to spencer being forced out. >> we've been thinking about that for a long time. that didn't just happen. and i have to protect my war fighters. >> the president says he has to protect his war fighters. but listen to what richard spencer says about that. >> i don't think

eddie gallagher. over the last 48 hours the headlines have flown back and forth against the white house and the naval secretary over whether gallagher could retain his status as a navy s.e.a.l. that has knotted up the chain of command badly. defense secretary mark esper said he was deeply troubled by spencer's conduct. moments ago spencer released his resignation letter saying in part unfortunately it has become apparent that i no longer share the same understanding with the commander of chief. i cannot in good conscience obey an order that i believe violates the sacred oath i took. earlier this month president trump restored chief pettit officer gallagher's rank. he was accused of murdering a wounded isis militant in iraq in 20178. he was acquitted by a military court on that charge, but he was found guilty of posing with the dead prisoner's body. a lot more to come on all of this in just a minute. the big headline this evening, the secretary of the navy has been fired. >>> all right. first, in two w

this is not about eddie gallagher, this is not about violation of chain of command. president trump himself wiiing in on bitter last night saying spencer had not -- kept costs low in the navy, and ruined the eddie gallagher case overall. it's confusing what's going to happen here. we're going to find out which narrative being pushed is the correct one. >> thank you so much for your service to this great country, and i got a lot of questions for you. >> let's just begin with the multitude of reasons. we're hearing as ryan outlined. it had to do with cost overruns. you have the sec deck saying it's because spencer sidestepped dod. and then you have spencer himself saying it's because they didn't obey the president. which of these reasons seems most believable? >> what you have here is chaos and confusion. and i don't think we ought to lose sight of the central position. if the president had not inserted himself. absolutely inappropriately in a way that undermined military justice and dishonored the military who everybody ises without committing war crimes, and in a way

eddie gallagher. so at the end of the day, if in fact spencer was trying to let the review process go forward, which all of our reporting indicates that he was. and he was hoping that there would -- there would be a review process. now, eddie gallagher's not going to get it. he is going to retire as a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. and we heard from secretary esper on the record today for the first time talking about this saying that his decision to -- to fire secretary spencer had nothing to do with gallagher. it was all about loss of trust and confidence. he said the fact that he was saying one thing in public and doing something else behind his back, behind secretary esper's back, many lost confidence in his ability as a leader. we also today heard on camera for the first time since this whole decision on sunday from president trump who explained why he wanted to intervene in these cases, ali. >> some very unfair things were happening. you let sergeant bergdahl go. you let others go, including a young gentlema

jon karl 1257bding by th the f secretary saying president trump ordered him to allow eddie gallagher to keep his trident pin. >>> news in the epstein case. two federal prison guards on duty the night jeffrey epstein took his own life tonight claiming they are scapegoats. >>> and new images just in tonight. the historic heist. surveillance now showing the thieves smashing the display cases at one of the oldest, most famous museums in the world. did they cut power to part of the city so they could make their move in the dark? >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here to start this thanksgiving week together. but we begin with those back-to-back storms that could cause real travel problems across the country, just as millions travel for the holiday. a storm moving across the west right now before heading straight across the country. and you can see this tractor trailer jackknifing in washington state. it comes after a nor'easter moved up the east coast. snow and sleet. pictures from columbia county, pennsylvania, there. omgehthat moving off, there's a warnings and watches

yeah this all stems from the case of eddie gallagher who is a navy seal who as you briefly mention there was arrested in 2800 for alleged war crimes during several of his deployments in iraq war crimes included allegedly killing unarmed civilian iraqis of and also a stabbing to death the teenage iraqi boy that was held captive by u.s. forces there and he went to trial in a military trial in the united states. and he was acquitted of all of the most serious charges by a military court however after he was released seal commanders including the secretary of the navy still demoted gallagher this navy seal saying that he just did not act appropriately they were still investigating more allegations against him however the president donald trump just a couple weeks ago said that he was going to restock for all of the honors that this navy seal had any gallagher and was going to restore his highest rank that he achieved so there is this real tension between the white house and the pentagon particularly the navy secretary they you baby to hecker terry who wanted to kick eddie gallagher out of th

eddie gallagher. saying in a statement, "i have determined that secretary spencer no longer has my confidence to continue in his position." gallagher was acquitted by a military court of war crime charges in the killing of a teenage isis prisoner in iraq, but convicted for illegally posing with the corpse of that teenager, and demoted in rank. >> i just want to retire peacefully with all the honors that i have earned. get back to my family. >> reporter: just last week, president trump intervened in the case, ordering the navy to promote gallagher back to his rank, restoring his pay and pension. the navy then announced it would review gallagher's case, which could lead to him being kicked out of the s.e.a.l.s and losing the highly valued trident pin, identifying him in the elite community. but then president trump publicly intervening again, with this tweet. "the navy will not be taking away war fighter and navy s.e.a.l. eddie gallagher's trident pin. this case was handled very badly from the beginning

eddie gallagher. mr. trump defended his actions that resulted in the firing of the secretary of the navy who wrote a letter saying he could not follow the president's orders. >> i think i'm sticking up for our armed forces. i will stick up for the warriors. >> reporter: a white house source tells cnn rudy giuliani is on the president's legal team and reiterated he was only joking about having an insurance policy but a reminder of what happened with michael cohen who went to prison because he was involved in a scheme aimed at covering up mr. trump's crimes but talking about it seems like an odd joke during an impeachment inquiry. >> sure does. jim acosta. thank you. >>> let's discuss the news with gerry connelly on the house oversight and foreign affairs committee. congressman, thanks for joining us. let's get immediately to the lengthy letter that the house intelligence chairman adam schiff has now distributing saying that you are learning additional information in his words almost every day. if that is t

that could see eddie gallagher kicked out from the navy s.e.a.l.s. that is despite as you mentioned, the president's tweet that he would block such an effort, block an effort to kick eddie gallagher out of the s.e.a.l.s, remove his trident pin which shows his membership in that elite unit. pentagon officials have urged the president not to intervene. yesterday an administration official told me and my colleague that the the defense secretary and the joint chairman of the joint chiefs of staff had warned the white house, expressed serious concerns to the white house about the potential by the president to intervene in this case. there have also been, of course, rumors that the secretary of the navy might have threatened to resign over this case. he has denied that. listen to what he said just yesterday. >> there seems to be rumors that i threatened to resign. i have not threatened to resign. i am here. i work at the pleasure of the president. the president of the united states is the commander in chief. he is involved in every aspect of government. he

eddie gallagher. he goes on to say that essentially what richard spencer did here, according to the pentagon, is that he went around the defense secretary, mark esper, spoke directly to the white house and proposed to them that they could restore eddie gallagher's rank, something that the president did unilaterally himself, and allow him to retire with his try dent pen which signals his membership in that navy s.e.a.l. community. in case there's any question here, our pentagon correspondent, barbara star, spoke with a senior defense official who confirmed that secretary spencer has indeed been fired. that is what they mean by his resignation, by asking for his resignation. we also have a statement in here from the secretary of defense, mark esper. he writes, i am deeply troubled by this conduct shown by a senior dod official and he writes that secretary spencer no longer has my confidence to continue in his position. so again, an issue that had already put the president of the united states at odds wi

eddie gallagher. he posed for a photo with a dead isis fighter. president trump repeatedly intervened in the case, pardoning gallagher as well as reversing the demotion. spencer does not agree in very strong terms with the president's repeated intervention. >> what message does that send to the troops? >> well, what message does it send? >> that you can get away with things. we have to have good order and discipline. it's the backbone of what we do. i don't think he understands the full definition of a war fighter. a war fighter is a profession of arms and a profession of arms has standards. >> joining me is cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. you hear spencer there in strong terms. that's a sentiment that's not confined to the former navy secreta secretary. what is the reaction to the end result of this case? >> well, i think that, you know, there is -- it is fair to say that there is some dismay about all of it. an awful lot of senior leaders here in the pentagon would like to put this behind them and move forward rather tharnn, as they sa

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president trump defending his decision to intervene in navy seal eddie gallagher's case that ultimately led to the firing of navy secretary richard spencer. this is "outnumbered overtime." i'm harris faulkner. president trump is now saying he was right to order the navy not to kick out eddie gallagher from the navy seals. after he was convicted of posing for photographs with a fighter's body, of the enemy. the president telling reporters he was defending the military when he criticized spencer, who was fired over his handling of the case. watch. >> what i'm doing is sticking up for our armed forces. there has never been a president that is going to stick up for them, and has, like i have. >> harris: now, spencer is blasting the president's move to prevent the navy from reviewing gallagher's case, saying "it will have a negative impact among the rank and file." >> i don't think he really understands this whole definition of a war fighter. what do i stand for a secretary of the navy? order and discipline of the united states navy. that's a prime tenet. this in fact erodes that. i cannot,

eddie gallagher and the others who are convicted of these war crimes were reported by their peers. this is not a political correctness police who have turned these people in. these are fellow green berets, fellow seals who have reported, who have adjudicated these cases and who sit in judgment on them. >> eddie gallagher on the family facebook page afterspencer was fired posted a picture of a burniburn ing dumpster and said this is the state of naval leadership. >> i disagree. we have a very good acting secretary of the navy and we have a very good designated secretary of the navy. they will have challenges dealing with the outcome of all of this. >> how do you feel about mark esper in all of this? >> i think secretary esper started this in a good place which is going to the white house, talking to the president. he brought the chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff. he worked very hard to show the president that these pardons would be a mistake. secretary esper has a hard decision to make. he has decided to economy cute t execute the orders of the president and stay in his job. at

eddie gallagher. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we know that the president has previously intervened in the case of navy s.e.a.l. eddie gallagher. and earlier this week, he threatened to do so once again amid reports that the navy was preparing to essentially kick eddie gallagher out of the navy s.e.a.l.s. the president tweeted on friday that the navy will not be taking away his trident, which is a sign of his membership in the s.e.a.l.s. we're now learning according to an administration official that there has been a lot of concern among military and defense officials to the point that they actually conveyed those concerns to the white house. that is that -- the defense secretary, mark esper, and the chairman of the joint chiefs, mark millie, conveyed concerns to the white house in the last 48 hours since the president made that tweet. we also know that there's this report from "the new york times" that the navy secretaries has actually threatened to resign over this issue if the president interv

eddie gallagher's trident pin. this case was handled very badly from the beginning. gallagher's brother today. >> any time i see the president tweet or take action on our behalf, the gratitude that comes out can't really truly be expressed accurately we're just so thankful >> reporter: a u.s. aware of thewe after he was demoted, fo-covined trial and war crimes but found guilty of posing with a corpse of a teenaged isis fighter. >> he told me that he wanted to, uh, instill confidence back into the, uh, war fighters of our community >> reporter: a move widely reported to have created a rift with the navy, which is referring inquiries to the white house as the commander in chief has made his orders clear in a tweet miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> new fallout tonight in the scandal involving britain's prince andrew and his ties to convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. his royal salary cut off as more charities cut ties to him. keir simmons has details. >> reporter: prince andrew seen in public for the first time since his dramatic withdrawal from royal duties, as multipl

"the navy will not be taking away war fighter and navy seal eddie gallagher's trident pen. this case was handled very badly from the beginning. get back to business!" the navy told fox news that follows the lawful orders of the president and will await further guidance. what do you think? >> jason: they don't need any further guidance. i think the query from the president was there. he may have done something he shouldn't have done by taking a picture of the way he did, but the president has spoken on this issue. i like the clarity from the president and the idea that they need to get back to business. it's time to move on. >> harris: i want to hear now -- i want to tell everybody that this actually was spoken by eddie gallagher's brother before the media announced the pause in the review, as i was just telling you about, and also before the president got involved in all this. let's watch. >> this is a move of pure vindictiveness from a petulant admiral who was really, really hurt that he lost. right now we are sitting -- we are awaiting news, pretty much in a situation whe