President Obama has reversed course and agreed to provide the
congressional intelligence committees with classified Justice Department
legal advice authorizing the use of drones to kill U.S. citizens
abroad, two administration officials said Wednesday evening.
The sharing of the information, which lawmakers had long sought, comes on the eve of a Senate hearing on John Brennan’s nomination to serve as the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Some senators had suggested that his nomination could be blocked if the administration was not more forthcoming.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/02/obama-reverses-course-approves-providing-legal-advice-156326.html?hp=f2
The sharing of the information, which lawmakers had long sought, comes on the eve of a Senate hearing on John Brennan’s nomination to serve as the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Some senators had suggested that his nomination could be blocked if the administration was not more forthcoming.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/02/obama-reverses-course-approves-providing-legal-advice-156326.html?hp=f2
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