The Trump administration is facing a lawsuit seeking the immediate release of a memo providing the legal justification for U.S. military strikes on drug boats. Reporter Bernie Bennett has more. VERBATIM: The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the Center for Constitutional Rights. The Department […]
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ACLU Sues Trump Administration on Venezuela Boat Strikes
The Trump administration is facing a lawsuit seeking the immediate release of a memo providing the legal justification for U.S. military strikes on drug boats. Reporter Bernie Bennett has more.
VERBATIM:
The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the Center for Constitutional Rights. The Department of Justice, including its Office of Legal Counsel, Department of State and the Department of Defense, now named the Department of War, are listed as defendants.
In the lawsuit, the ACLU said it was “seeking the immediate release of a legal opinion authored by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), a component of the Department of Justice (DOJ), concerning the U.S. military’s authority to carry out lethal strikes on civilians in boats that the U.S. government asserts are carrying drugs.”
Bernie Bennett in Washington.