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Elizabeth Warren: “The Trump administration doesn't have Congress's approval…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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I agree with 2016 Pete Hegseth: "There have to be consequences for abject war crimes."

Published | Video Starts at 01:05

While that boat began to burn from that strike, two survivors clung to the wreck. The Joint Special Operations commander reportedly then followed Pete Hegseth's order to kill them all. First off, The Trump administration doesn't have Congress's approval for these military strikes. They are illegal. Second, killing unarmed civilians is a violation of U.S. and international law. Legal experts are saying that this could be a war crime. (01:05–01:10)

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Asserts that the Trump administration lacks congressional approval for military strikes.

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