Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, walks with Defense Secretary Mark Esper, to the left of Pompeo, as they leave a briefing of Senators on the details of the threat that prompted the U.S. targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleiman in Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/ Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump Administration Failed to Convince Members of Congress Its Assassination of Suleimani Was Justified

Members on both sides of the aisle were unimpressed with classified briefings and disputed the Trump administration’s legal rationale for the assassination.

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