Democratic lawmakers say Department of War officials are uncertain about the identities of at least 57 people killed in U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, Politico reported on Thursday.
Department of War policy officials met with the House Armed Services Committee to address bipartisan requests for greater legal justification for the recent strikes. Notably, military lawyers were removed from the briefing shortly before it began, according to the outlet.
The abrupt change, combined with the lack of concrete information, left many lawmakers frustrated.
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