Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say
The Trump administration hasn’t provided evidence to lawmakers that recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats were justified. That’s according to two U.S. officials who were not authorized to comment and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Bipartisan frustration is growing as the Senate votes on a war powers resolution Wednesday. The administration has only shared unclassified video clips of the strikes, which don’t confirm the presence of drugs. The Pentagon has pointed to public statements by officials, but lawmakers are questioning the legal basis for these actions. An administration memo declaring the U.S. is in an armed conflict with drug cartels has raised stark questions among some lawmakers about how Trump intends to use his war powers.