Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sought unedited military footage from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday regarding a September 2 strike on a drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean.

The request followed recent public reporting and political debate surrounding U.S. operations targeting narcotics traffickers in the region.

The Trump administration previously ordered a strike on a drug boat originating from Venezuela.

The operation was described as the first in a series of actions in the Caribbean Sea that have resulted in the deaths of nearly 100 drug traffickers and reduced the flow of narcotics toward the United States.

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Questions intensified after a November 29 Washington Post report falsely stated that Hegseth had ordered troops to “kill everybody” on board targeted vessels and had authorized a second strike to eliminate survivors clinging to the wreckage.

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said the conduct described in the reporting was “blatantly illegal,” adding, “Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”

Speaking to reporters ahead of the closed-door briefing, Schumer said he intended to ask Hegseth directly “exactly what the h*ll is going on in the Caribbean” and stated he would request “the total unedited videos of what happened in the September 2 boat strikes.”

During the briefing, Schumer asked Hegseth whether Congress would be granted access to the unedited footage.

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Hegseth did not commit to releasing the videos, according to Schumer’s account following the meeting.

“Okay, it was a very unsatisfying briefing,” Schumer said afterward.

“I asked Secretary of Defense Hegseth whether he would let every member of Congress see the unedited videos of the September 2 strike.

His answer: ‘We have to study it.’ Well, in my view, they have studied it long enough! Congress ought to be able to see it.”

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Schumer continued, “I told him that every member of Congress had a right to see it, wanted to see it, and should see it. Did not get satisfying answers at all.”

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