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Trump-approved 2019 SEAL mission in North Korea failed, left civilians dead, NYT reports

President Trump authorized a covert 2019 Navy SEAL mission to intercept Kim Jong-un's communications, which ended with the death of two to three unarmed North Korean fishermen, raising legal concerns.

  • In 2019, President Donald Trump approved a SEAL team mission to plant a listening device on a North Korean fishing boat to intercept communications from Kim Jong-un during nuclear talks.
  • The mission failed when SEALs opened fire on the boat, killing three civilian fishermen.
  • Trump did not notify Congress about the mission, potentially violating the law.
  • An investigation ordered by President Joe Biden aimed to uncover details about the botched operation.
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