PETE: WE ARE BACK WITH A FOX
NEWS ALERT.
UPDATE IN THE CASE OF NEW
YEAR'S EVE SEAL EDDIE
GALLAGHER RANK RESTORED BY
PRESIDENT TRUMP AFTER BEING
ACCUSED AND EVENTUALLY
ACQUITTED OF SO-CALLED WAR
CRIMES LAST JULY.
NEW REPORTS CLAIM TOP
MILITARY OFFICIALS THREATEN
TO RESIGN IF THE NAVY WAS
NOT ALLOWED TO CONDUCT AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TO
TAKE AWAY HIS TRIDENT TO
DETERMINE IF GALLAGHER COULD
REMAIN A SEAL.
SOMETHING THE NAVY
SECRETARY.
HE NOW DENIES.
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER EDDIE
GALLAGHER JOINS YOU NOW
ALONG WITH U.S. NAVY VETERAN
AND NINE LINE HELPING WITH
HIS CAUSE.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE THIS
MORNING.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US ON,
PETE.
PETE: YOU LIVED IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS.
YOU SAW THE PRESIDENT'S
TWEET.
ALLOWED YOU TO GET YOUR RANK
BACK.
YOU REPORTED BACK TO DUTY.
REACTS
REACT.
>> IT KEEPS GETTING MORE AND
MORE UNREAL.
GOT THE PRESIDENT'S TWEET ON
WEDNESDAY.
PETE: SAYING IS HE GOING TO
RESTORE YOUR TRIDENT.
IT'S NOT BEING TAKEN AWAY
FROM YOU.
>> BEING THE LEADER HE IS.
AT THE SAME TOKEN I GET A
FEELING OF EMBARRASSMENT FOR
MY COMMUNITY ADMIRAL GREEN
IS LETTING THE EGO GET THE
BEST AND TRYING TO TAKE MY
TRIDENT ALL ABOUT
RETALIATION.
PETE: YOU WERE FOUND GUILTY
ON ONE CHARGE TAKING A
PHOTOGRAPH.
ADMIRAL GREEN THE HEAD OF
THE NAVY SEALS TAKE TO YOU
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD.
WE WANT TO TAKE YOUR TRIDENT
AWAY HIS BOSS IS THE
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
RICHARD SPENCER.
HE SAID THERE WERE REPORTS
THAT HE WANTED TO RESIGN NOW
IS HE BACKING AWAY FROM THAT
REACT TO WHAT THE NAVY
SECRETARY HAD TO SAY
YESTERDAY.
LISTEN.
CAN YOU CONFIRM OR COMMENT
ON THIS STORY THAT YOU ARE
THREATENING TO RESIGN FROM
YOUR POST IF THE NAVY IS NOT
ALLOWED TO SORT OUT ITS OWN
PROCESS AROUND THE NAVY SEAL
HOT PRESIDENT WOULD LIKE TO
PROMOTE.
>> CONTRARY TO POPULAR
BELIEF, I'M STILL HERE.
DID I NOT THREATEN TO
RESIGN.
LET US JUST SAY THAT WE ARE
HERE TO TALK ABOUT EXTERNAL
THREATS AND EDDIE GALLAGHER
IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
PETE: GOOD ORDER AND
DISCIPLINE IS FOLLOWING THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
WHILE A TWEET IS NOT AN
ORDER.
AS YOU MENTIONED, HIS INTENT
QUITE CLEAR.
WHY IS THE NAVY STILL GOING
AFTER YOU WHEN THEY KNOW
WHAT THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO
HAPPEN?
>> THIS IS ALL ABOUT EGO AND
RETALIATION.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE.
THEY COULD HAVE TAKEN MY
TRIDENT AT ANY TIME THEY
WANTED NOW TRYING TO TAKE IT
AFTER PRESIDENT RESTORED MY
RANK.
ALL THE CORRUPTION GOING ON
DURING MY CASE STARTING WITH
CRYING CRAIG MILLER ALL THE
WAY UP TO ADMIRAL GREEN AND
JUST RECENTLY WE COME UP
MORE EVIDENCE THAT WILL BE
EXPOSING NEXT WEEK THAT THE
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WAS
ACTUALLY MEDDLING IN MY CASE
AND TRYING TO GET
ORGANIZATIONS NOT TO SUPPORT
ME WHILE I WAS INCARCERATED.
PETE: WOW.
WE WILL GET TO THAT IN A
MOMENT.
HOW DID THE RANK AND FILE
VIEW THIS?
YOU HAVE THE BRASS AND
PENTAGON REACTING.
HOW ARE THE GUYS WHO HAVE
BEEN A PART OF THE WAR FOR
THE LAST 18 YEARS SEEING
THIS?
>> REAL WAR FIGHTERS ARE
DISCUSSED.
IF YOU ARE TRYING TO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO JOIN THE
MILITARY.
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO JOIN THE MOST ELITE
FORCES, THIS IS A PERFECT
CASE AND EXAMPLE OF YOU WHO
YOU CAN DESTROY THAT
RECRUITMENT.
YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL HERE
SERVED FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
WANT TO LEAVE THE MILITARY
HONORABLY.
HE WANTS TO LEAVE WITH HIS
TRIDENT.
HE FILED ALL THAT PAPERWORK.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO
REASON FROM A COMMANDER'S
STANDPOINT TO GO AGAINST THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S INTENT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID
VERY CLEARLY THAT WE NEED TO
GET BACK TO BUSINESS.
AND BUSINESS IS WAR
FIGHTING.
THIS IS PERSECUTING A WAR
FIGHTER WHO HAS DONE UNTOLD
AMOUNT OF GOOD FOR THIS
COUNTRY, DOING BAD THINGS TO
BAD PEOPLE IS PART OF THAT
THERE WAS A PICTURE THAT WAS
TAKEN.
BUT THERE IS 12 OTHER
INDIVIDUALS IN THAT PICTURE.
AND FOR WHATEVER REASON ONLY
PEOPLE SINGLED OUT EDDIE
GALLAGHER AND FEW OTHER
PEOPLE NOT EVEN IN THAT
PICTURE.
PETE: OTHER PEOPLE WHOSE
TRIDENTS MAY BE TAKEN AWAY
YOU BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE
THEY SUPPORTED YOU AND
TESTIFIED ON YOUR BEHALF.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S
GOING ON.
BOTH OF THESE SEAL OFFICERS
TESTIFIED FOR ME DURING THE
TRIAL AND CALLED THESE MEAN
GIRLS OUT FOR LYING.
AND NOW THEY ARE BEING
RETALIATED AGAINST BY THE
COMMANDS BECAUSE THEY ARE
GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN.
PETE: SO TODAY, YOU ARE
STILL FACING THE NAVY.
STILL FACING THE POTENTIAL
BOARD EVEN THOUGH THE
PRESIDENT TWEETED IT.
WHAT WOULD YOUR MESSAGE BE
TO THE PRESIDENT ABOUT YOUR
CASE?
YOU WANT TO RETIRE.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
>> YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO
RETIRE PEACEFULLY WITH ALL
THE HONORS THAT I HAVE
EARNED.
GET BACK TO MY FAMILY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY TIMES I THANK THE
PRESIDENT.
HE KEEPS STEPPING IN AND
DOING THE RIGHT THING.
AND I JUST WANT TO LET HIM
KNOW THAT THE REST OF THE
SEAL COMMUNITY IS NOT ABOUT
THIS RIGHT NOW.
THEY ALL RESPECT THE
PRESIDENT AND WHAT THE
ADMIRAL IS DOING, SHOWING
COMPLETE INEL SUBORDINATION
IS NOT THE GOOD EXAMPLE OF
GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE.
PETE: WHEN YOU SAY THE SEAL
COMMUNITY.
YOU ARE SAYING THE GUYS YOU
HAVE SERVED WITH.
>> YES.
PETE: HAVE YOUR BACK IN
THIS.
THEY APPRECIATE WHAT THE
PRESIDENT IS DOING.
>> THEY DEFINITELY DO.
THOSE ARE THE GUYS WHEN I GO
BACK TO WORK.
THEY ARE COMING UP AND
GIVING ME HUGS.
THEY ARE GLAD TO SEE
EVERYTHING IS WORKING OUT IN
MY FAVOR.
HIGHER ECHELON, BRASS TRYING
TO PUT THEIR THUMB.
PETE: I DIDN'T KNOW NAVY
SEALS GAVE HUGS.
>> BUREAU HUGS.
PETE: FILL US IN ON HOW YOU
HAVE BEEN HELPING IN EDDIE'S
CASE?
>> WE GOT A PHONE CALL ABOUT
SIX MONTHS AGO FROM THE
FORMER POLICE COMURETION
BERNIE KERIK IS THERE ANY
WAY WE CAN HELP OUT?
BESIDES RAISING FUNDS TO
HELP WITH THE LEGAL DEFENSE,
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF
DIVE IN TO THIS CASE AND USE
OUR VOICE AND PROMOTE WITHIN
OUR COMMUNITY WHAT'S GOING
ON.
IN THE BEGINNING YOU ARE
SUPPORTING A BRAND AN
APPAREL BRAND IS SUPPORTING
SOMEONE WHO IS ACCUSED OF
KILLING A CHILD.
WE HAVE ALL COME TO FIND OUT
THAT THAT WAS A FALSE
NARRATIVE.
PETE: YES.
>> WHILE THERE ARE OTHER
BRANDS OUT THERE LIKE NIKE
SUPPORTING PEOPLE LIKE COLIN
KAEPERNICK A MAN-CHILD, WE
CHOOSE OUR BRAND AMBASSADORS
WHO ARE ACTUAL HEROES.
THAT HE WAS WHY WE ARE
EXTREMELY EXCITED TO WORK
WITH EDDIE AND HOPING HE CAN
GET OUT OF THE NAVY AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET
BACK TO WORK AS WELL.
PETE: EDDIE, WHAT WOULD BE
THE QUICKEST AND BEST COURSE
OF ACTION FOR YOU RIGHT NOW
TO END IT THE WAY YOU WANT
IT TO BE ENDED?
>> TO LET ME RETIRE
NOVEMBER 30TH.
PETE: WITHOUT THIS BOARD
TAKING THE TRIDENT AND THIS
SOMETHING THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF COURSE
THROUGH HIS PREROGATIVES HAS
THE ABILITY TO DO?
PETE: ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THE FIGHT CONTINUES.
WE WILL KEEP YOU POST YOU
HAD.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO
WATCH.