Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) claimed on CNN’s “OutFront” that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth committed war crimes. Host Erin Burnett asked the congressman, “Do you believe that the Secretary of Defense is guilty of war crimes?”
Moulton responded, “Absolutely. I mean, he’s clearly behind the operation to shoot all these boats in the Caribbean when it’s very unclear that we actually have any confirmation that these so-called narco terrorists, a term the administration invented to justify this action, are even on the boats. I mean, in fact, there’s a lot of evidence that these are just fishermen, you know, getting jobs, piloting these boats, trying to feed their families. There’s been press reporting on some of these individuals who have been killed, who are clearly not war criminals. ”
“And on top of that, we then have the strike where they came back in and hit it again, a double tap, just purely to kill these survivors who were clinging to wreckage,” he added. “You know, it’s interesting, Erin, another historical analogy back in World War II, the Allies tried Nazi submarine captains for doing this exact same thing. And guess what the conclusion was? They got executed.”
Democrats have also sought to introduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth. Axios obtained a copy of the impeachment resolution earlier this month, which focuses on Signalgate and alleged misconduct by Hegseth. According to the resolution, Hegseth has “authorized, supported, and advanced military operations lacking defined objectives, lawful authorization, or clear strategic necessity, knowingly exposing members of the Armed Forces of the United States to substantial and foreseeable risk of injury or death.”
