Navy Seal Edward Gallagher, who was pardoned by Trump, called ‘freaking evil’ by fellow Iraq veterans
- Ex-unit members testify to war crimes investigators in video footage released by The New York Times, accusing him of shooting at 12-year-old
- US president had repeatedly intervened in case, insisting Gallagher’s elite Seal status be restored after he was convicted of posing with Isis militant’s corpse
A Navy Seal platoon leader pardoned of war crimes by US President Donald Trump was described as “toxic” and “freaking evil” by fellow Iraq veterans, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Video testimony to war crimes investigators published by the newspaper shows former members of Edward Gallagher’s elite commando unit accusing him of shooting at a 12-year-old and brings up rumours that Gallagher targeted civilians.
“The guy is freaking evil,” Special Operator First Class Craig Miller, one of the most experienced members of Alpha Platoon’s Seal Team Seven, tells the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).
Another platoon member, identified by The Times as Special Operator First Class Corey Scott, says: “You could tell he was perfectly OK with killing anybody that was moving.”
“The guy was toxic,” Special Operator First Class Joshua Vriens says.