A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is demanding more answers from President Trump’s administration about the ongoing U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific, including asking for more briefings and explanations for the legal rationale the White House is relying on.

The four lawmakers, Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio), all members of the House Armed Services Committee, are asking the administration to clarify the legal basis for the ongoing strikes. They also want to know if the White House plans to ask Congress for authorization, if the people targeted in the attacks — which started in early September — posed a threat to the U.S., and what process officials are relying on to verify the targets.

“We strongly support the effort to reduce the flow of narcotics into this country. This effort, like every action the United States military takes, must be done within the legal, moral and ethical framework that sets us apart from our adversaries,” the lawmakers........

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