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Whiskey Pete’s “double tap” is an effort to keep boat survivors out of court

Jason Weisberger
Dec 15, 2025
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Pete Hegseth (Joshua Sukoff/shutterstock.com)

Pentagon lawyers working under Defense Secretary “Whiskey Pete” Hegseth appear to be less interested in justice and more concerned with cover-ups: namely, keeping the survivors of U.S. military boat strikes far away from any courtroom that might ask awkward questions like, “Did you have evidence?” or “Is this…

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