00:00A walk back from President Trump on that controversial boat strike video after saying last week he had no problem releasing the unedited footage.
00:11Now he's flatly denying ever making that promise.
00:14When pressed by a reporter asking again if he'd released the full video, here's what Trump said.
00:19Mr. President, you said you would have no problem with releasing the full video of that strike on September 2nd off the coast of Venezuela.
00:25Secretary Hegstead now says...
00:27I didn't say that.
00:28You said that. I didn't say that.
00:30This is ABC fake news.
00:31You said that you would have no problem releasing the full video.
00:33Okay, well, Secretary Hegstead...
00:34Whatever Hegstead wants to do is okay with me.
00:37He now says it's under review.
00:38Are you ordering the secretary to release that full video?
00:41Whatever he decides is okay with me.
00:43That shift comes as pressure builds in Washington.
00:47Lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats are now using the massive 3,086-page defense policy bill to force the Pentagon's hand.
00:56About 800-plus pages in, they've tucked in a provision with real teeth.
01:01A quarter of Pete Hegstead's travel budget is frozen until Congress gets the unedited video of American strikes on suspected drug smuggling boats, including the September 2nd operation that left two survivors dead in a follow-up attack.
01:15Top Pentagon officials have already shown the footage to a small group of lawmakers behind closed doors, but they sharply disagree on what it shows.
01:24Some Republicans say it vindicates the military.
01:27Democrats say it raises serious questions and want it released publicly.
01:31That defense bill is expected to clear the House this week and move to the Senate without changes.
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