"The administration’s justification for the [Caribbean] strikes has not been made public. It has claimed—without evidence—that the men on the boats were trafficking drugs, but such a charge would normally be handled by the legal system. The Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice produced an opinion providing legal cover for the strikes, and some of the members of Congress who have seen it are alarmed." #law #democracy #uspol https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-5-2026?r=191e2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email