US EditionTrump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say
The Trump administration claims drug cartel vessels as unlawful combatants but has not provided Congress with verified evidence despite at least four military strikes killing 21 people.
- Lawmakers say the Trump administration has not provided evidence proving targeted boats carried narcotics, relying instead on unclassified videos posted by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- The U.S. military carried out at least four strikes on boats, while a retroactive memo last month declared drug cartels 'unlawful combatants' and said the U.S. is in an 'armed conflict' with them.
- Pentagon officials say the strikes killed 21 people and held six classified briefings, while senators including Independent Sen. Angus King say they were denied access to the Pentagon's legal opinion.
- On Wednesday, the Senate was voting on a war powers resolution that would require the president to seek congressional authorization before further strikes on the cartels, raising questions about the president's war powers and Congress's role.
- Diplomatic sources say efforts with Caracas have largely paused in recent months, the Justice Department doubled a $50 million reward this year, and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims the strikes aim to destabilize him.
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Officials: No evidence boats carried drugs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a series of fatal strikes were in fact carrying narcotics, according to two U.S. officials familiar…
Montana Standard
Trump hasn't provided Congress evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say
The Trump administration has yet to provide evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military were in fact carrying narcotics, according to two U.S. officials.
Trump has yet to show Congress evidence targeted boats carried drugs, officials say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a series of fatal strikes were in fact carrying narcotics, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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Trump hasn't provided Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs
The strike comes less than a day after it was revealed that President Donald Trump declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants.
Washington Examiner
DailyTruthReportTrump survives Senate vote to curb strikes on alleged drug boats
The Senate rejected a Democratic-led effort Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from unilaterally ordering additional U.S. airstrikes on boats off the Venezuelan coast allegedly carrying drugs. Democrats forced a vote in the GOP-controlled chamber under the War Powers Act on a resolution to require congressional authorization for future strikes, something the president says could expand to alleged foreign drug cartels on land. Trump has au…
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