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Trump fires US navy chief over handling of SEAL case

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                                 Trump fires US navy chief over handling of SEAL case    WASHINGTON:    Richard Spencer was ousted as Navy Secretary, a civilian position, in a case that has fueled reports of anger among US military leadership over Trump´s interference in discipline cases. "I no longer share the same understanding with the Commander in Chief who appointed me, in regards to the key principles of good order and discipline," Spencer said in a stinging letter published by US media. "I hereby acknowledge my termination as United States Secretary of the Navy." The dispute centers on the fate of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher who was accused of war crimes in a high-profile case but was found guilty of a lesser offense. On November 15, Trump -- the commander-in-chief of the US military -- reversed the demotion handed down to Gallagher. Trump tweete...
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Trump impeachment report could drop next week: Democrat

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WASHINGTON: US impeachment investigators said Monday they could present their report of presidential wrongdoing as early as next week but do not rule out calling new witnesses in the case against Donald Trump. The three panels heading the probe have been preparing a file to deliver to the committee that will consider whether to draft articles of impeachment against the president. It will be sent to the Judiciary Committee soon after Congress returns from the Thanksgiving recess, beginning next Tuesday, House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff told colleagues in a letter. "The evidence of wrongdoing and misconduct by the president that we have gathered to date is clear and hardly in dispute," said Schiff, who has delivered searing condemnations of Trump´s behavior and the Republicans´ defenses of the president. "What is left to us now is to decide whether this behavior is compatible with the office of the presidency, and whether the co...
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