Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, commented after seeing a video of two boat strike survivors in what he said was “clear distress” at a classified morning briefing .

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“Admiral Bradley has a storied career, and he has my respect and have the respect of all of us,” Himes said on CNN.

“But what I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel were killed by the United States.” A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy.

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