Defense Secretary Esper details Navy secretary’s firing, saying he was ‘flabbergasted’ Spencer tried to make a deal with Trump
Pentagon chief Mark T. Esper describes the events that he says forced him to dismiss Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer over his handling of a war crimes case involving Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher. Esper said that Spencer went behind his back in an attempt to make a private deal with the White House to […]