Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers says he believes a U.S. military strike that killed two survivors off the coast of Venezuela was a legal action. Rogers chairs the House Armed Services Committee.

The Pentagon recently showed him classified video of the December second incident — a second strike on what the military called a drug boat. An aide says the video convinced Rogers the strike followed the law, but he still wants the rest of the committee to see it. A classified briefing is expected next week.

Rogers and other select lawmakers viewed the footage with Admiral Frank Bradley, who ordered the attack. The strike was part of the Trump administration’s anti-drug operation in the Caribbean. The Associated Press reports at least 87 people have been killed in 22 similar missions.

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