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Judge Questions Secrecy of Trump Administration Boat Strike Memo

Original: Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration's Memo on Boat Strikes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/politic

A federal judge is pressing the Trump administration over its refusal to disclose a Justice Department legal memo connected to deadly boat strikes, reportedly carried out as part of counter-narcotics operations. The judge questioned why the memo must remain secret, setting up a test of executive privilege versus public accountability over the administration's use of lethal force at sea.

Why now: A court challenge to the administration's secrecy over its legal rationale for boat strikes is unfolding.

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• Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration's Memo on Boat Strikes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/politics/judge-trump-memo-boat-strikes.html # Politics # USPolitics # Law · nyt_politics@robot.villas · 3

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