So if Trump gives Hegseth a pass, they will be going lower down the food chain to find a fall-guy.
Trump could not say on Nov. 30 if a second strike had taken place, telling reporters riding on Air Force One, "I don't know. I'm going to find out about it. But Pete said he did not order the death of those two men."
"We'll look into it, but no, I wouldn't have wanted that, not a second strike," Trump said.