Coalition of advocacy groups file lawsuit against Trump Admin. to disclose legal justification behind Venezuelan boat strikes

A bipartisan trio of former federal ethics officials and several major civil liberties groups are pressing for internal scrutiny—and public disclosure—of the Justice Department memo that authorized a series of lethal U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats have separately requested the Department’s legal analysis, writing that the killings raise significant questions about “adequate legal guidance” provided to military decision-makers. U.S. forces have executed more than 20 such strikes since early September, killing over 80 people. President Trump has defended the campaign as lawful and necessary, saying drug shipments