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Dec 22, 2025 Trump administration conducted a lethal double-tap strike in the Caribbean prompting demands for investigation Corroborated Institutions and Governance
Lawmakers demanded a Justice Department investigation into a military strike alleged to constitute murder or a war crime, testing accountability for military conduct.
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- Raskin and Lieu demand investigation into Caribbean double-tap strike — Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the Justice Department demanding an investigation into a September 2 double-tap strike in the Caribbean that killed two survivors. The lawmakers argued that the order to conduct the strike constituted either a war crime or premeditated murder, stating that "the killing of unarmed, helpless men clinging to wreckage in open water is simply murder."
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Dec 21, 2025 Rand Paul criticized Venezuela policy as risking war and called the Epstein files release "a big mistake" Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
A sitting senator publicly warned that the administration's foreign policy risked unauthorized military escalation, and criticized inadequate transparency.
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- Sen. Rand Paul criticized Trump's Venezuela policy as contradictory and warned of war risk — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) criticized the Trump administration's Venezuela policy on ABC, stating that designations of individuals as terrorists are "steps towards war" and that the policy is "bizarre and contradictory." Paul questioned why some narcoterrorists are targeted while others are not, and expressed hope that the U.S. does not go to war with Venezuela. Paul also stated on ABC that he believes all Epstein files should be released and called the partial release "a big mistake."
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