Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is a close ally of Trump, asked FBI Director Kash Patel Tuesday what legal justification the administration is using for military strikes on Venezuelan boats that the president has said are carrying drugs.

Watch the full exchange between Sen. Lindsey Graham and FBI Director Kash Patel in video player above.

Patel declined to answer, saying he would leave that to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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While Republicans in Congress haven’t objected to Trump using the U.S. military to strike the boats, some are beginning to ask questions on how the operations are conducted and their legal justification.

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