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Navy seal war crimes in iraq9/24/2023 Naval Base San Diego, has attracted the attention of President Donald Trump. The hearing comes 12 days before Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher is set to go on trial charged with killing a helpless, wounded Islamic State fighter in his custody and of shooting two unarmed civilians, a schoolgirl and an elderly man. "We've not asked for one," he told Reuters on Tuesday.SAN DIEGO - The judge in the court-martial of a Navy SEAL platoon leader accused of war crimes in Iraq was expected to hear arguments on Thursday on defense motions to dismiss the charges or otherwise remove the lead prosecutor and the judge himself from the case. Parlatore has denied knowing anything about a pardon. military personnel accused or convicted of war crimes. The New York Times has reported that Trump was reviewing Gallagher's case for a possible pardon, along with several other U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in on the case publicly in March when he ordered Gallagher moved to less restrictive pre-trial confinement "in honor of his past service to our country." NCIS has previously issued a statement saying it used "an audit capability" in its investigation of leaks but insisted it did not involve "malware" or other technology to infect or compromise a computer system. The software ostensibly was used in an effort to pinpoint the source of confidential information leaked to the press.Navy officials have declined to comment on those allegations, and much of the court record has been sealed. His defense attorney, Timothy Parlatore, has accused Navy lawyers of conducting illegal surveillance of defense attorneys and reporters with electronic tracking software secretly embedded in emails. Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to all charges, including premeditated murder, two counts of attempted murder and obstructing justice.
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