Ro Khanna Drops Bombshell: Bipartisan Committee Moves Toward Investigating Hegseth’s “Illegal Strike”
Congressman Ro Khanna says a bipartisan investigation is now moving toward a formal launch inside the House Armed Services Committee following explosive reporting on an alleged “kill-all” strike order connected to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Khanna made the comments during an interview with political commentator Aaron Parnas.
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In the interview, Khanna said the committee’s Republican chairman “has to authorize” the probe — and that “all indications” point to that approval coming soon. According to Khanna, members in both parties have privately expressed alarm over the alleged follow-on strike that reportedly targeted survivors of an initial September 2 missile strike on a suspected narcotics vessel in the Caribbean.
“We are about to announce an unprecedented bipartisan House Armed Services investigation into this illegal strike,” Khanna said, adding that the committee intends to bring Hegseth and the admiral involved “in front of Congress” for what he described as a bipartisan grilling.
Public reporting from major outlets has already confirmed that senior lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are demanding answers. The committee’s leadership recently issued a joint statement saying they intend to conduct “a full accounting” of the operation. Legal experts quoted in multiple reports say that if the alleged “kill everybody” order is verified, it could constitute a violation of the laws of war.
The Pentagon has denied allegations of a second strike on survivors, calling portions of the reporting “false.” The underlying claims remain based on unnamed sources, and no official findings have been released. Khanna acknowledged that the investigation must still be formally authorized by House leadership, but said momentum inside the committee has shifted sharply: “Suddenly Congress has woken up.”
If the probe is formally approved, Hegseth could be among the highest-level officials summoned to testify on the operation and the legal justifications behind it. The Armed Services Committee has not yet released a schedule for hearings or subpoenas.