quote, inescapable, and david, she added, "no one is above the law." this will have clear implications for the other witnesses. >> all right, jon karl with us live tonight on the breaking news. thank you, jon. there is also new fallout out of president trump defending a navy s.e.a.l. he fired the secretary of the navy. and tonight, the defense secretary at the pentagon saying the president ordered him to allow eddie gallagher to be allowed to keep his trident pin. and tonight, that secretary of the navy who was fired is now speaking out with scathing new words. here's martha raddatz. >> reporter: tonight, as far as president trump is concerned, his standoff with the pentagon is over. the navy secretary fired. and the navy s.e.a.l. at the center of a war crimes case keeping his coveted s.e.a.l. trident pin and his rank under trump's own orders. >> with eddie gallagher, you know that story very well. they wanted to take his pin away, and i said, no, you're not going to take it away. he was a great fighter. >> reporter: gallagher, while