Morning Joe Crew Warns Trigger-Happy' Pete Hegseth May Have Put Himself' in Dangerous' Legal Peril

"MS NOW's Morning Joe crew warned that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have put himself in dangerous legal peril by bragging about a strike mission on a suspected narco-trafficking boat after reports he ordered SEAL Team 6 to kill everybody aboard and then allegedly struck survivors in the water. The Washington Post reported Sunday that the September mission, part of a Trump administration push against Venezuelan drug routes, escalated after a drone spotted two survivors clinging to the wreckage, prompting a second strike."

"Pete Hegseth, Republicans bragging about the kill strikes, killing everybody in the waters. Right now, it's a dangerous time legally for Pete Hegseth. He warned that any attempt by the Pentagon chief to cover it up would only deepen the peril: This genie is out of the bottle the evidence is there and there's no circling back. Doesn't matter that you've you now are only letting people like Chinese religious cults cover your Pentagon and that you've kicked out all the real news services. The Washington Post the much maligned, let us say, Washington Post over the past six months broke this story. And the evidence is there. The names are there."

Unnamed officials allege Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bragged about a strike on a suspected narco-trafficking boat and ordered SEAL Team 6 to kill everyone aboard, then allegedly struck survivors in the water. Officials say the September mission, linked to an administration push against Venezuelan drug routes, escalated after a drone spotted two survivors clinging to wreckage and prompted a second strike; officials warned such action could constitute a war crime. Nearly 20 similar operations have reportedly followed. Hegseth denied ordering the killings on X and President Trump publicly said he believed Hegseth. Congressional Armed Services Committees are gathering details while Pentagon press access has been restricted.

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