![]() ![]() Stackhouse continues to insist his investigation will show that Gallagher committed no crime and a panel of the SEAL’s peers will agree with him.Īlthough the AOIC’s proffer request detailed concerns he raised about Gallagher’s fitness for duty before, during and after the 2017 deployment to Iraq, his narrative indicates his relationships with both the chief and Portier became increasingly strained as time marched on. ![]() “The statement he makes also can be used to impeach him." ![]() “If he lies during a proffer session, he could be prosecuted for it,” said Stackhouse. One of Gallagher’s civilian attorneys, Phillip Stackhouse, cautioned that the legal significance of the AOIC’s proffer request could dissipate significantly once he’s under oath, even if he’s been granted immunity from future prosecution. “He never expected to get caught up in this and he fears retaliation if he tells the truth.” “He’s a SEAL for the right reasons and he wants to remain a SEAL,” said Hanzel. It was the AOIC’s first combat tour as a SEAL and “although he invested a lot of faith and trust in his leadership to guide him and do the right thing, ultimately the message he got back was that no one wanted to hear what he had to say or heard it and tried to contain the information from being released,” he told prosecutors.Īlthough the AOIC’s proffer seeks blanket immunity from any future prosecution in exchange for his testimony, his attorney Hanzel said he was motivated to come forward “because he’s trying to do the right thing.” In his proffer, the AOIC stated he “felt chilled in talking to his chain of command at the team” about Gallagher and Portier because problems he “raised were either heard and not acted upon or completely disregarded.” And a SEAL command master chief in a deploying team also had known Gallagher before he rose to his position. Robert Breisch, was a prior-enlisted sailor who became an officer - a “mustang” - who also had worked closely with Gallagher. Portier was Gallagher’s student going through SEAL BUD/s training. ![]()
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