Pressure grows on Trump to reveal details of soldiers' deaths in Niger

The defense secretary, James Mattis, would not say if Donald Trump had authorized the US mission in Niger. Donald Trump’s administration is facing mounting pressure to release more details about the circumstances that led to the ambush of US troops in Niger, leaving four Americans dead and two wounded. The controversy surrounding the Niger attack escalated this week as the White House engaged in a high-profile feud with Frederica Wilson, a Democratic congresswoman, over Trump’s condolence call to the widow of one of the fallen soldiers.

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