WASHINGTON >> A senior U.S. lawmaker said a video shown to lawmakers today of a military strike against a suspected drug vessel was “one of the most troubling things” he had seen as it showed survivors in clear distress when they were killed.

The remarks by Representative Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, ratchet up pressure on officials involved in a Sept. 2 U.S. military attack on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean that killed 11 suspected traffickers.

Officials have said the operation included a follow-on strike against the vessel after an initial attack when there were still survivors, raising questions about the legality of the operation and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s role in it. Hegseth has already come under fire this year after a Pent

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