Pentagon Chief Asks Navy Secretary to Resign Over Navy SEAL Case

Chip Somodevilla/GettyDefense Secretary Mark Esper forced Navy Secretary Richard Spencer to resign Sunday, saying he was “deeply troubled” over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq, the Pentagon said. Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said Spencer submitted his resignation at Esper’s request, the Associated Press reported. In a letter to President Trump, Spencer said he “cannot in good conscience” obey an order he believes “v