Duncan Hunter says Navy SEAL accused of war crimes should be given a ‘break’

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The Navy SEAL about to stand trial for war crimes should be given a “break” even if he is guilty, Republican congressman Duncan Hunter says.

Special Warfare Chief Edward Gallagher, 39, is accused of killing an injured teenage ISIS fighter and shooting civilians while deployed to Iraq in 2017.

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