‘Protect Pete’: White House scrambles to do damage control for Pete Hegseth’s role in boat strikes
December 2, 2025
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as posted by the channelRetired US Air Force Major General Steven Lepper who served as Deputy JAG there, as well as Deputy Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the Trump White House doing damage control for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with Hegseth looking to distance his role in the boat strikes in the Caribbean which are being called into question for their legality as well as them being potential war crimes.
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