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Experts skeptical of legality of Trump’s strike on alleged drug boat

Experts skeptical of legality of Trump’s strike on alleged drug boat
nation9/6/2025

Under intense pressure from Capitol Hill to provide a legal rationale for the unprecedented killing by the US military of 11 alleged drug smugglers, the Trump administration has so far ducked lawmakers and provided a mishmash of public justifications that raise serious questions about the legality of the strike, legal experts and congressional sources say.

Under intense pressure from Capitol Hill to provide a legal rationale for the unprecedented killing of 11 alleged drug smugglers by the US military, the Trump administration has so far ducked lawmakers and provided a mishmash of public justifications... [6794 chars]