mo4ch:>Trump wants to strip medals from Navy lawyers who failed to convict SEAL of war crimes | Mo4ch News

US President Donald Trump has demanded the Navy strip military prosecutors who failed to convict SEAL Eddie Gallagher on murder charges of the medals they were awarded after losing the case, calling the awards “ridiculous.”“Not only did [the four military attorneys] lose the case, they had difficulty with respect to information that may have been obtained from opposing lawyers and for giving immunity in a totally incompetent fashion,” Trump tweeted on Wednesday, adding that he had directed Navy authorities to “immediately withdraw and rescind the awards.” The prosecution team received Navy Achievement Medals earlier this month for their roles in prosecuting SEAL Eddie Gallagher for several war crimes, even though they failed to convict him of anything more serious than appearing in an inappropriate photograph. Lieutenants George Hageman, Brian John, and Scott McDonald – plus a female officer whose name and rank were redacted – were praised for their “exceptional witness preparation” a…