The SEALS were interviewed by naval criminal investigators before Gallagher was charged in September 2018 - and then later acquitted - of war crimes, including the murder of a wounded ISIS fighter in Iraq. 

The video recordings of their interviews were leaked to the New York Times and are now shown publicly for the first time in its The Weekly documentary series. 

In addition to the video interviews, combat footage and text message exchanges between the SEALS were also released. 

They were all part of the investigative files used in Gallagher's high-profile trial this summer. The war crimes case against Gallagher drew the attention of President Donald Trump who regularly tweeted his support and then later intervened. 

The interviews painted a picture of Gallagher, who was their platoon chief during a 2017 deployment to Iraq, being a reckless leader who had a hunger for violence.