US EditionHegseth says he won’t publicly release video of boat that killed survivors in the Caribbean
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the full classified video of the September 2 strike will be shown only to congressional committees amid ongoing legal and political scrutiny.
- On Tuesday, Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, said the Department of Defense will not publicly release the full unedited strike video, but the House and Senate Armed Services committees will view it in classified settings.
- On September 2, an initial strike produced two survivors who were later killed in a follow-up strike, and the wider campaign across the Pacific and Caribbean has killed at least 95 people.
- After the closed-door briefing, Senate Democrats demanded classified access for all senators, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying officials came `empty handed`; California Sen. Adam Schiff plans a resolution to compel release, and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal called for a congressional subpoena.
- Some Republicans called for public release, with Republican Sen. Rand Paul urging the American public should see the video and noting no evidence was provided that the boats had weapons.
- President Donald Trump left the release decision to Hegseth earlier this month after reporting said the commander ordered follow-up fire following an alleged `kill everybody` instruction, intensifying legal scrutiny.
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