US EditionTrump admin tells Congress it currently lacks legal justification to strike Venezuela: Report
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Trump is looking for an independent legal opinion from the Department of Justice that justifies attacks on land targets without asking Congress for authorization, CNN reports. Meanwhile, a resolution promoted by Democrats and Republicans against military actions in Venezuela is voted on Thursday in the SenateTrump says Maduro has “the days counted,” and says: “I’m not going to say whether I’m going to attack Venezuela or not.” The Trump administ…
By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler, Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen and Kylie Atwood, CNN - Officials in the Trump administration briefed lawmakers Wednesday that the United States does not plan to launch attacks inside Venezuela and that there is currently no legal justification for attacking ground targets, according to sources familiar with the briefing led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and an official f…
Trump admin tells Congress it currently lacks legal justification to strike Venezuela
The “execute order” that launched the US military campaign against suspected drug boats in September also does not extend to land targets, the briefers said, according to the sources.
Officials Tell Congress No Imminent Attack on Venezuela
Trump administration officials told lawmakers that the U.S. is not currently planning to launch strikes inside Venezuela and doesn’t have a legal justification that would support attacks against any land targets right now, according to sources familiar with the briefing conducted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and an official from the White House’s Office of Legal Counsel, CNN reports.
Mexico City, November 6.– Trump administration officials told legislators on Wednesday that the U.S. does not currently plan to launch attacks inside Venezuela and that it has no legal justification to support attacks against land targets at this time, CNN reported.
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