U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) doesn’t see the need for further investigation into a military strike that allegedly killed survivors of an attack on a drug-running boat in September.
Democrats have been calling for U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to be investigated for possible war crimes after an unnamed source told The Washington Post that he ordered a follow-on strike on a drug boat in the Caribbean to wipe out two remaining survivors, a claim which Hegseth strongly denied.
According to POLITICO, Rogers, the House Armed Services Committee chair, said on Tuesday that he has all the answers he needs about the incident.
“It’s done,” Rogers told POLITICO Tuesday when asked about his next moves to probe the incident. “I’ve got all the answers I needed.”
According to the outlet, House and Senate Armed Services leaders also met with U.S. Southern Command head Adm. Alvin Holsey, who announced in October he was stepping down.
Rogers said Holsey told lawmakers his departure is “personal” and not related to concerns about the legality of the military strikes on drug boats.
“He just said that’s private,” Rogers told POLITICO. “He said it had nothing to do with the operations in his command.”
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