"Democrats were left in the dark on the operation, multiple sources told Axios, and they want answers on the legal basis for the strike. Their leaders raised similar concerns following President Trump's airstrikes on Iran in June. U.S. officials said the attack on the ship - which killed 11 members of the Tren de Aragua cartel, according to Trump - targeted drug trafficking. But it's threaded with the hopes of regime change in Venezuela."
"The big picture: Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a member of the Senate Intel panel, told Axios that stopping drugs from reaching U.S. soil is a "positive thing" but said he has not been officially briefed on the operation. "Donald Trump will be gone at some point, and we should not put our service members in a position that they're doing things that are outside of legal boundaries," Kelly said."
Senate Democrats reported they were not briefed on a U.S. strike that targeted a ship linked to drug trafficking and are seeking legal justification. U.S. officials described the attack as targeting drug trafficking and, according to President Trump, killing 11 members of the Tren de Aragua cartel. Democratic senators expressed concern about lack of briefings and potential legal boundaries for military actions. Some Republican senators said they were briefed or supported the strike, with one celebrating the preemptive action. U.S. naval forces have been amassed off Venezuela, heightening tensions with President Nicolás Maduro's regime.
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