When serial liars like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claim their actions in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific were lawful and vetted by military and civilian lawyers you have to wonder about who the lawyers are really loyal to. The Constitution or Trump?
Hegseth ordered a second strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, basically ignoring the Geneva Convention and a host of other international laws to murder the two survivors of the first strike while they clung to ship debris.
From the start Hegseth's military buildup in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific violated international laws. Hegseth has taken credit for everything that's happened thus far but now that there's a scandal unfolding, he's suddenly crediting Navy Admiral Mitch Bradley with ordering a controversial second strike on the two survivors.
Only a coward would pass the buck to avoid telling the truth. Hegseth came out in a press conference praising Bradley, calling him an American hero, and crediting him "for acting within his authority and the law."
When the Washington Post first reported the "double tap" hit the White House and Trump were caught off guard and in the following coverup conflicting stories emerged. Trump reportedly told the press he "wouldn't have wanted a second strike" while Hegseth and company went out of their way to claim it was righteous and lawful.
Meanwhile members of Congress became concerned about the whole event. Congress' top defense lawmakers said they would conduct oversight and gather facts before drawing any conclusions about what happened.
Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the panel would begin by seeking briefings from officials directly involved and echoed calls for the administration to release the video if it has nothing to hide.
Sen. Roger Wicker, the committee's Republican chair, said his panel would conduct its inquiry "by the numbers" and determine the "ground truth."
With a battery of loyal Trump lawyers interfering with the panel's efforts to get to the truth the odds aren't good any justice will come out of the inquires.
The controversy comes as Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela and weighs additional military options with his cabinet and cabal of larcenous lawyers.
As it Stands, Admiral Bradley has avoided making any public comments thus far, but it ought to be interesting when lawmakers interview him later this week.
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