Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers , who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, said he believes the U.S. military’s second strike on an alleged drug boat that killed two survivors off the coast of Venezuela was a legal action.

Rogers, a Republican from Saks who has represented Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District since 2003, still wants other members of the committee to see the classified video of the incident.

“The video and classified briefings from the Pentagon were sufficient to convince him this was a legal action,” an Armed Services Committee aide said in a statement provided by Rogers’ office to AL.com.

“But he’s also been clear that we need a classified briefing where the rest of HASC’s members can see the video, and we expect that to happen next week.”

Last week, Rogers and

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