Portier has no chance at justice in a rigged system.
“There are no reports that the Trident Review Boards were rigged,” said attorney Jeremiah J. John Richardson stepped in to dismiss the case.Īlthough Portier sought to resign his commission in the wake of Richardson’s decision, he’s been involuntarily held in service so that he can undergo a Trident Review Board to determine if he can remain on active duty as a SEAL, something he obviously no longer wants to do. The officer in charge of Gallagher’s platoon in Iraq, Portier was facing charges that he covered up a crime that a military jury said never happened when former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Collin Green, the commander of Coronado, California-based Naval Special Warfare. “Jake” Portier aren’t moving beyond it and have vowed to file another round of Pentagon Inspector General complaints against Rear Adm. These two issues are related.”īut the attorneys for Lt. “I want the SEALs and the Navy to move beyond this now,” Esper said, with their internal review of their “professional standards, ethics and conduct.
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“As professional as they are, no matter what would decide, it would be criticized from many sides and further drag this issue on, dividing the institution,” Esper said of the review board.Įsper confirmed that three more SEALs who were due to have their qualifications reviewed will go forward with their boards. Despite a strong belief in process, Esper said, his desire to put the saga in the past is stronger. Gallagher will retain his Budweiser, without an administrative review, he added. “The case of Eddie Gallagher has dragged on for months and has distracted too many,” Esper said. In the end, Gallgher will retire as a Navy SEAL.
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