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What a former military lawyer's thinks of Admiral Bradley issuing second strike on alleged drug boat

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Senior members of the House of Representatives and Senate armed services committees received a classified briefing from Navy Admiral Frank Bradley on Thursday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized Bradley to order a follow-up strike on survivors of the first attack on a suspected drug boat in September. The legality of this second strike is under scrutiny.

We speak with Rachel VanLandingham, a former military lawyer and current law professor at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, about whether Bradley's reasoning for issuing the second strike was lawful.

This segment aired on December 4, 2025.

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