"Graham spoke just moments after Hegseth addressed reporters, telling them he of course would not be releasing the video of the second strike on survivors of an alleged drug smuggling boat. Why not just release this video pressed CNN's Manu Raju. Graham replied, I thinkI think it should be. Pushed by reporters more, Graham added, I think the video should be given to everybody in Congress."
"So we're proud of what we're doing, able to lay it out very directly to these senators and soon to the House. But it's all classified; we can't talk about it now. We're also going to tomorrow allow the HASC and SASC to see the unedited video of September 2nd, alongside Admiral Bradley, who has done a fantastic job, has made all the right calls, and we're glad he'll be there to do it."
"You know, the least of my concerns is this friggin' video. Release it. Make your own decisions. This is lawful. I have every confidence that what they're doing is no different than what Bush did. Nobody in the Congress accused the military leadership under President Bush 41 of being a war criminal for invading Panama without congressional authorization, fumed Graham, who is both vehemently in favor of the drug boat strikes and is pushing for the ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro."
Lawmakers received a briefing on Capitol Hill by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Hegseth said the full, unedited September 2nd video is classified and cannot be released to the public, but HASC and SASC will be allowed to view it alongside Admiral Bradley. Reporters pressed for release of the video; a senator insisted the video should be released and made available to every member of Congress. The senator defended the strikes as lawful, compared current military actions to past operations under President Bush 41, and emphasized support for the drug boat strikes and pressure on Venezuela's leadership.
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