US lawmakers are calling for a review after a report on Trump’s yacht raised fears of an imminent war crime

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Those who work in both groups of the US said on Sunday that they support a military review of the military units dealing with suspected drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, the killing of all the crew members who were killed as part of the Sept. 2 Attack.
Lawmakers say they don’t know whether the report of Washington who was in Washington ended, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they say attacking the survivors of the first strike sets tough legal standards.
“This rises to the level of war crimes if true,” said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-VA.
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, when asked about the strike followed by the target of people who cannot fight for a long time, said that Congress does not have the details of what happened. He noted that leaders of the armed services committee in both the House and Senate have opened an investigation.
“Obviously, if that happens, that would be very bad and I agree that would be illegal,” Therter said.
A new report obtained exclusively by the CBC says that Canadian technology used at least two deadly American weapons to fight Venezuelan drug boats in September. The investigative unit of the CBC analyzed the show of the project, comparing it with the manuals of the product and the videos released earlier and talking to experts in the military and defense sector, that it is possible that Canadian technology was involved in monitoring during the operation. Update (Oct. 6, 2025): The previous version of this video had a technical error at 1:10. The video has been updated.
Turter said there is concern in Congress about the alleged attacks by the Trump Administration on drug shipments, but the allegations regarding September 2 have been fully discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation. “
The comments of lawmakers during the press conference appeared as the administration encouraged drug trafficking in the US on Saturday “above and around” raising many questions about the pressure on Venezuela. Maduro’s government accuses Trump of making a “colonial threat” and seeking to undermine the South American country’s sovereignty.
After the Post’s report, Hegseth said Friday on X “Fake news is bringing fabricated, inflammatory and disrespectful reporting to our amazing heroes who fight to protect the country.”
“Our current operations in the Caribbean are permitted by law under international and national law, and all actions comply with the law of armed conflict – and are permitted by military lawyers and civil servants,” the chain of command wrote.
Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, Rhode Island Sen. Jack the reed of Jack the reed, said the joint statement in advance that the facts are related to the facts related to these circumstances. “
That was followed on Saturday by the Chairman of the House Services Committee, Republican Rep.
“We take seriously the reports of attacks on boats suspected of reproducing narcotics in the Southcom region and are taking bipartisan action to collect the full amount of the operation in question,” said Rogers and Smith, referring to the US Southern Command.
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., asked about the Sept. 2 attack, said Shegseth deserves a chance to show his side.
“We have to come to the truth. I don’t think he would be stupid enough to make this decision to say, kill everyone,” said the survivors because that is a violation of the Martial Law, “said Bacon. “So, I strongly doubt that he would have done such a thing because it would be against common sense.”
Kaine and Turner appeared on CBS’ Face the nationand bacon was on ABC This week.




