Senate Democrats seek declassification of DOJ memo on drug vessel strikes

Published November 24, 2025 10:10pm ET



Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and War Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting the public release of the Justice Department’s written opinion on the strikes on alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean.

The 13 committee minority members requested the “expeditious declassification and public release” of the Sept. 5 memo, which detailed the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel’s legal basis for the strikes.

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