Seven Marines, including one woman who is a major, four sailors and one Navy SEAL were seated in the jury box Monday, given copies of the charges and asked a series of questions about the case.Įach said they thought it possible that Navy SEALs could lie and that they could turn in a comrade on false allegations.
Gallagher says disgruntled platoon mates fabricated the allegations because they didn’t like his tough leadership. Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder in the killing of the prisoner in his care and attempted murder in the shootings of two civilians in Iraq in 2017. The trial of Gallagher comes after the lead prosecutor was removed from the case earlier this month for tracking the defense team’s emails and President Donald Trump has suggested he may pardon Gallagher. Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher is seen in an undated photo (Credit: Andrea Gallagher via AP via CNN)Ī jury is likely to be seated Tuesday and opening statements presented, defense lawyer Tim Parlatore said outside court.
Seasoned combat veterans who described losing comrades and taking war prisoners were questioned Monday as possible jurors in the trial of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with killing a wounded Islamic State captive in Iraq.Īll but one of the potential jurors in the court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher had served in a war zone and all but two were veterans of conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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