[Opinion] Pentagon Lawyers Raise Concerns Over Strikes on Drug Boats

Strikes on drug boats raise troubling constitutional issues

On Sept. 2, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. military had attacked a boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 alleged Tren de Aragua gang members believed to be smuggling drugs from Venezuela. On Monday, Trump announced a second military strike…

Trump Pentagon's own lawyers raise alarms about alleged drug boat bombings: report

President Donald Trump's airstrikes against civilian boats in international waters are raising the alarm of lawyers who work within the Department of Defense.According to the Wall Street Journal, "The concerns are around the justification for the strikes themselves, as well as the legal implications...

Pentagon Lawyers Raise Concerns Over Strikes on Drug Boats

“Some military lawyers and other Defense Department officials are raising concerns about the legal implications of President Trump’s expanding military campaign against Latin American-based drug cartels,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The concerns are around the justification for the strikes themselves, as well as the legal implications for the U.S. military personnel involved in the operations.”

Hegseth’s Own Lawyers Sound the Alarm on Trump’s Drug Boat Killings

Pete Hegseth/X Military lawyers warned that President Donald Trump’s strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats were potentially illegal, but their opinions were ignored or sidelined, according to a new report. Trump announced this month that the U.S. military had destroyed three different boats…