Top Navy official denies he threatened to quit if Trump blocks plans to expel Navy SEAL

Reuters Senior Navy leaders reportedly threatened to resign or be fired if President Donald Trump intervenes in plans to expel a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes. One of the officials named in the report, Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, denied the report on Saturday. Trump has intervened in several such cases this month, despite appeals by military leaders not to do so. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The secretary of the Navy and the admiral overseeing the Navy SEALs threaten...