War Powers Act ‘does not apply’ to boat strikes, DOJ says… Velshi: “Killing drug suspects is illegal under U.S. and international law.”

In a briefing, the official who leads the department’s Office of Legal Counsel, T. Elliot Gaiser, said the administration did not think the operation rose to the kind of “hostilities” covered by the 60-day limit, a key part of a 1973 law called the War Powers Resolution, according to several people familiar with the matter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/us/politics/trump-boat-attacks-war-powers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE8.qwkm.K-nD_v-taOOZ

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