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Raises Serious Legal Questions: Wydra on Boat Strike

Constitutional Accountability Center President Elizabeth Wydra weighs in on the second strike by the United States of an alleged drug boat while survivors were in the water and states these events raise serious legal questions. Elizabeth talks about the law of naval warfare & the law of armed conflict and how this act might be considered a war crime, & that there could be legal consequences for Secretary Hegseth. She also talks about when she expects to hear from the US Supreme Court on their ruling over the President’s tariff actions. Elizabeth speaks with Joe Mathieu and Amara Omeokwe on the late edition of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.”

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