Republicans Probe Alleged Hegseth Order to "Kill Everybody" as War Crimes Mount

"Members of Congress have launched a bicameral, bipartisan effort to sharpen oversight of the Pentagon after a report on an alleged order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "kill everybody" in the military's boat strike campaign spurred widespread condemnation over the weekend. The Republican-led Armed Services Committees in both the House and the Senate have announced that they are launching probes into the Department of Defense after The Washington Post reported"

"On Friday, Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) and ranking member Sen. Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) said that the "Committee has directed inquiries to the Department" following the report. They said the committee would be "conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts" surrounding the alleged strikes. Further, in a joint statement Saturday, House committee chair Mike Rogers (R-Alabama) and ranking member Adam Smith (D-Washington) said that they "take seriously the reports of follow-on strikes on boats alleged to be ferrying narcotics"

Members of Congress launched a bicameral, bipartisan effort to increase Pentagon oversight after reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly ordered forces to "kill everybody" during a Caribbean boat strike campaign. Republican-led Armed Services Committees in both chambers announced probes into the Department of Defense after reporting about an alleged "double tap" strike early in the operation. Senate and House leaders said committees have directed inquiries and will conduct vigorous oversight to determine the facts and to gather a full accounting. Experts called the boat operation illegal and potentially amounting to war crimes, while political responses split along party lines.

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