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Derrick Van Orden: “They [the Department of Defense] didn't conduct a thorough…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

'It's Inexcusable': Van Orden Calls For DOJ Investigations Of House Dems Over 'Classified Material'

Published May 19, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:31

That was General Mark Milley talking about the Hellfire missile that killed a family of 10 in Kabul. And the Department of Defense obfuscated that a reality until they were forced to admit it. And they did that because They [the Department of Defense] didn't conduct a thorough investigation and they lied to the American public. So we must actually take the time to do a thorough investigation of what took place overseas. Mr. Zimmerman, are you a political appointee? Yes. You are. (00:31–00:40)

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Asserts that the Department of Defense failed to investigate the Kabul strike properly and misled the public.

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