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Military panel acquitted Gallagher of the most serious charges but convicted him on a corpse-photo count

Date
2019-07-02
Entry type
court-martial-verdict
Current status
Conviction remained after Trump restored rank
Last reviewed
2026-09-03

The mixed verdict is preserved without converting acquittals into findings or the remaining conviction into a murder judgment.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. TrumpTrump rank-restoration recipient with military convictionEdward Gallagher

Claims and evidence

  1. factconvicted

    Before Trump restored his rank, a military panel acquitted Edward Gallagher of the most serious charges and convicted him of posing for a photograph with a dead ISIS detainee, sentencing him to time served and reduction in rank.