As President Barack Obama's eight-year tenure approaches its end, new information about his presidency is being brought to light.

In a preview clip of "Fox News Reporting," former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says the president "took the advice of three junior back-benchers in terms of how to treat [former Egyptian President Hosni] Mubarak," effectively ignoring the counsel of his entire national security team.

The military advocated caution, Gates said, adding that the president pushed for Mubarak's immediate removal from office during the 2013 coup that ousted him because he was determined to be on the "right side of history."

"Literally the entire national security team recommended unanimously handling Mubarak differently than we did," he added.

