As reported in The Daily Beast, The Senate Armed Services Committee has responded to a Washington Post report that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth likely committed a war crime when he ordered the murder of civilians clinging to wreckage after surviving his first military strike on a fishing boat in the Caribbean.
On Friday, Republican chair Sen. Roger Wicker and ranking member Sen. Jack Reed, issued a joint statement, saying, “The Committee has directed inquiries to the Department, and we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances.”
Sure, it’s possible that Wicker, an Air Force veteran, is so personally horrified by the news, and it’s possible he’s facing a such huge backlash from his constituents and donors that he’ll actually do something meaningful, but don’t hold your breath.
