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De såkalte narkobåtene som Trump har beordret senket utenfor Venezuela i internasjonalt farvann, er mulige krisforbrytelser. Det påstås at Hegseth har beordret likvidering av overlevende i vannet ved en anledning. I så fall er det helt klart en krigsforbrytelse. Hegseth nekter og Trump tror ham. Saken ser ut til å vokse i omfang. (Red.)

• Concerns over boat strikes: The meeting comes as lawmakers voice serious concerns over reports of a follow-up strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean. Trump expressed confidence that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not order a second strike.

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Jeffries: Hegseth “most unqualified” defense secretary in history

From CNN’s Ellis Kim and Arlette Saenz

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the Oval Office in 

September. 

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries lit into the Trump administration and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over reports the US military in September carried out a “double-tap” strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean after an initial strike did not kill everyone on board.

Jeffries said it was his understanding that Hegseth was “absolutely” involved and noted House and Senate committees would carry out bipartisan investigations to determine whether any laws were violated.

“It’s already been crystal clear that Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in American history. I called for him to be terminated months ago when the Signal-gate scandal first broke out. Everybody on Capitol Hill knows he should have never been confirmed. It’s a shame,” he said of the defense secretary.