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June 3, 2019

CA Rep. Duncan Hunter Says His Unit Probably Killed "Hundreds of Civilians" in Iraq
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And California Congressmember Duncan Hunter is coming under fire after
saying he and his unit probably killed "hundreds of civilians" while
serving in Iraq in 2004. Hunter made the comments during an episode of
the Barstool Sports podcast "Zero Blog Thirty" while defending Navy SEAL
officer Edward Gallagher, who was released from custody Thursday as he
awaits his trial for alleged war crimes.

Edward Gallagher is facing charges of shooting unarmed civilians and
killing a wounded captive teenager by stabbing him with a knife, then
staging a re-enlistment ceremony over the teenager's dead body, which he
then photographed and reportedly texted to a fellow Navy SEAL. During
the interview, Hunter also acknowledged taking a photo with a dead
combatant, and said "a lot of us have done the exact same thing." This
is Congressmember Hunter responding to a question about the killing of
the captive teenager.

Rep. Duncan Hunter: "I frankly don't care if he was killed. I just don't
care. And that's my personal point of view. And as a congressman, that's
my prerogative to help a guy out like that. If-even if everything that
the prosecutors say is true in this case, then, you know, Eddie
Gallagher should still be given a break, I think."

Edward Gallagher is due to stand trial on June 10 for his alleged war
crimes. Separately, Duncan Hunter is facing charges related to the
misuse of campaign funds and is set to face trial later this year.