The lawmakers worried that Justice Department attorneys gave the Pentagon “legal cover” to kill supposed Venezuelan drug traffickers in violation of U.S. criminal law.
WASHINGTON (CN) — Senate Democrats on Thursday demanded a public hearing to grill Justice Department officials who offered legal justification for the Pentagon’s airstrikes against suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean.
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