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Rhiannon12866

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Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:05 AM Friday

Lawrence on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force - The Last Word MS NOW



MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell details new reporting for The New York Times and The Washington Post on how the decision was made to kill the two men who survived the first boat strike in the Caribbean. - Aired on 12/11/2025.
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Lawrence on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force - The Last Word MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Friday OP
WHY is the focus only on those two men Skittles Friday #1
ITA. Nt spooky3 Friday #4
I sure agree, this is the entire point. There is no evidence that there were drugs, nor could these small boats reach US Rhiannon12866 Friday #5
This message was self-deleted by its author spooky3 Friday #2
Watching the replay now. Thanks for the reminder! Nt spooky3 Friday #3
You're more than welcome, Lawrence is always the best! Rhiannon12866 Friday #6
Lawrence was great last night LetMyPeopleVote Friday #7

Rhiannon12866

(248,802 posts)
5. I sure agree, this is the entire point. There is no evidence that there were drugs, nor could these small boats reach US
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:05 AM
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And even if any of these boats did contain drugs (which we will never know), drug trafficking is not a capital offense. Not to mention, the felon-in-chief just pardoned a notorious drug trafficker who was sentenced to over 40 years in prison!

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