Trump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials say

White House names Adm Frank M Bradley as officer who ‘directed the engagement’, distancing Hegseth from accountabilityUS politics live – latest updatesOfficials in Congress and the Pentagon say the Trump administration is attempting to shield Pete Hegseth from responsibility for a “second strike” to kill survivors on an alleged drug boat by scapegoating a US navy admiral instead.Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, on Monday explicitly named Adm Frank M Bradley as the officer who “directed the engagement”, distancing Hegseth, the Pentagon secretary, from accountability despite a Washington Post report that he ordered the deaths of everyone on the boat. Continue reading...