Trump admin called out for war crimes

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00:00Trump admin called out for war crimes.

00:03Donald Trump's administration has been accused of committing war crimes following reports

00:07that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on survivors of a September

00:122 maritime attack in the Caribbean.

00:14The report suggests that after an initial strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat,

00:19at least two survivors remained clinging to wreckage.

00:22Speaking to anchor Sean Kreisman, Napolitano said,

00:25this is an act of a war crime, ordering survivors who the law requires be rescued instead to be

00:30murdered.

00:31Congressional reaction.

00:33Members of Congress from both parties have raised concerns about the legality of the strike.

00:38Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska stated that if reports of the second strike are accurate,

00:43the action would be a clear violation of the law of war.

00:47Administration's defense.

00:49The White House defended the operation.

00:51The White House has emphasized that the September 2 strike was carried out in

00:55self-defense.

00:58Legal analysis.

00:59Ryan Goodman, the professor of law at New York University and co-editor-in-chief of Just Security,

01:05explained that under the Geneva Conventions,

01:07killing survivors who are incapable of fighting constitutes a war crime.

01:11What's at stake?

01:12The controversy has already produced rare bipartisan unity,

01:17with both Republicans and Democrats demanding accountability.