Wow.
U.S. Navy SEAL Corey Scott stated that it was he, not accused Special Warfare Chief Eddie Gallagher, who was responsible for the death of an injured Islamic State fighter in Iraq in 2017.
The admission turns the controversial trial of Gallagher, 40, upside down and is likely to lead to a defense motion to acquit him.
Scott initially testified that he saw Gallagher stab the fighter in the neck, but later under cross-examination, he said he did not believe the stabbing killed him.
A trained combat medic, Scott admitted he put his thumb over a breathing tube that had been inserted into the ISIS fighter’s mouth until the fighter asphyxiated. When asked directly by defense lawyer Timothy Parlatore if Gallagher killed the fighter, Scott said, “No.”