A Veterans Group Is Suing The Trump Administration Over Failed Raids In Yemen And Niger
Source: BuzzFeed
Charging that the Trump administration has made “delayed, unclear and contradictory public statements” about deadly military operations in Yemen and Niger that resulted in the deaths of five US service members, a veterans group on Thursday sued the Pentagon for documents related to the raids that it had requested through the Freedom of Information Act.
“The public response to the deaths of troops in the Yemen and Niger operations from this administration was confusing, and misleading, and we deserve to know why,” said Will Fischer, the director of government relations for VoteVets. “We need to know if the administration was trying to hide the truth about the operations from the American people, or trying to keep Donald Trump from having to accept responsibility as commander in chief.”
In October, the group requested records under FOIA about the two operations, including talking points and guidance and communications between the White House and the Defense Department. Thursday's lawsuit comes after the Trump administration failed to meet deadlines laid out under the law, VoteVets said.
Family members of US troops killed in those operations say they hope the requested information will shed some light on failed military raids that most Americans seem to have forgotten.
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