Live updates: Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors briefs lawmakers

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Live updates: Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors briefs lawmakers

Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | December 4, 2025

Edited By BRIDGET BROWN, BERNARD MCGHEE and CURTIS YEE
Updated 10:41 AM EST, December 4, 2025

The Navy admiral who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack on an alleged drug boat is on Capitol Hill for a classified briefing with top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security.

The information from Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, who is now the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, comes at a potentially crucial moment in the unfolding congressional investigation into how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth handled the military operation in international waters near Venezuela. There are mounting questions over whether the strike may have violated the law.

The briefing in secure facility at the Capitol is with congressional leaders, including the Republican chairs and ranking Democrats of the House and Senate Armed Services committees, and separately to the GOP chairman and Democratic vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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[gab13by13]

1. Nicolle Wallace had retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling

on her show yesterday. Hertling said that Admiral Bradley will tell the truth today.

I will be interested to hear what Hertling has to say today because early reports indicate that Bradley has joined up with Kegseth and Krasnov.

[hlthe2b]

3. So, does he have to "voluntarily" retire after telling the truth?

THAT GD Faux news teleprompter reader and fake "warrior" needs to go--and NOW!

[usonian]

2. classified (adj)

1. Disclosure to people without clearance and need to know (1) could affect national security.
2. Well, this is embarrassing. File it in the ion trap. (2)




(1) The traitor-in-chief has clearance, so count on Putin knowing it ASAP.
(2) With the Epstein dirt.

[Irish_Dem]

4. If he retires with full rank and full pension he probably lied.

[RockRaven]

5. Lies are foundational to the whole project. The boat murders are plainly illegal.

No claim that these are "narco-terrorists" or any similar designation makes what these people are doing anything other than murder. No matter what the executive branch says about their reasons and actions this is still murder, not defense or war, and still illegal.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Usually murder suspects lie constantly and non stop.