Senate investigates Hegseth kill order

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Jacob T. Levy

@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

Hegseth’s only qualification for the job of Secretary of Defense was his TV punditry in support of war crimes. Of course he would do that. That’s why Trump hired him.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."

November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM

by C. Christine Fair

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Hypatia is still mad about the library.

@coachingrugby.bsky.social

Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”

It’s almost as if there were signs!

Pete Hegseth Chapter 10
More Lethality, Less Lawyers

November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM

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Kyle Griffin

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING:

Republican-led House and Senate committees say they will amplify their scrutiny of the Pentagon after a WaPo report revealing that Pete Hegseth gave a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean several weeks ago.

November 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM

by C. Christine Fair

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw.bsky.social

Now Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee - vow "vigorous oversight" and "full accounting" of Secretary Hegseth's alleged "kill them all" order and double-strike operation.

Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees

November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM

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Senator Ed Markey

@markey.senate.gov

Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.

Screenshot of headline reading: Congressional committees to scrutinize U.S. killing of boat strike survivors. In a rare split with the Trump administration, GOP-led panels in the House and Senate say they want a full accounting in the September military attack.

November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw.bsky.social

Note two things about GOP Rep. Mike Turner's solid remarks on Hegseth's reported order:

1) Turner: "I agree that that would be an illegal act."

2) Implicitly confirms the Washington Post's reporting that this information has been kept from Congress

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."

November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM

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The Washington Post

Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’

In threatening to deploy the military justice system against Democrats, Hegseth has joined Trump’s norm-shattering bid to punish political foes.

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Kim Lane Scheppele

@kimlanelaw.bsky.social

Just Security has compiled a very helpful timeline to keep track of all of the vessel strikes that Hegseth has ordered, along with the official legal rationales and criticisms that these actions have generated. Experts and allies are uniformly opposed. www.justsecurity.org/124002/timel...

Timeline of Vessel Strikes and Related Actions

A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers.

www.justsecurity.org

November 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM

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Joyce White Vance

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

1/ You must refuse illegal orders.” That’s what 6 Democratic members of Congress said on video. Trump called it seditious. The FBI launched an investigation. Then came reporting in WAPO about an order SecDef Hegseth gave ahead of the 9/2 attack on a boat allegedly trafficking drugs in the Caribbean.

November 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM

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Greg Sargent

@gregsargent.bsky.social

On the horrific news that Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of boat bombing survivors, remember: The Trump Murder Memo "authorizing" the strikes preemptively clears those carrying them out. That's unusual. And we still haven't heard from the commander who resigned:

newrepublic.com/article/2032...

November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM

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