Gallagher's case has been among those followed by President Donald Trump, who said last month that he is considering pardons for several service members who are accused of committing war crimes, but that he may wait until "after the trial" to make a decision. Navy spokesman Brian O'Rourke said the defense withdrew a separate motion to remove the judge in the case. Navy SEAL charged with war crimes was ordered removed from the case on Monday because he electronically tracked. Last week, Rugh ordered Gallagher released from custody because of trial delays caused by the email tracking controversy. SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The lead prosecutor in the court-martial of a U.S. The judge is expected to rule Tuesday on another defense motion to dismiss the case, O'Rourke said. Aaron Rugh, said the involvement of Czaplak in the email probe "may reasonably create a conflict requiring his withdrawal under due process." While careful not to make any judgment on potential rules violations, Rugh said "the danger of investigation is sufficiently real" that a future conflict of interest could arise that would potentially impact the case. The defense had argued that Czaplak is unfit to prosecute the case because future investigations into the legality of the email tracker could create a conflict of interest. The devices were ordered with Czaplak's knowledge as part of a Naval Criminal Investigative Service probe into media leaks in the case. The removal of prosecutor Chris Czaplak comes amid a controversy over tracking devices attached to emails from Czaplak to the defense team.
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