February 6th, 2013
07:53 PM ET
9 hours ago
BREAKING: Obama to hand over drone documents ahead of Brennan hearing
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CNN White House Producer Lesa Jansen
Washington (CNN) - Amid new controversy over hisadministration’s targeted killing of American citizens, President Barack Obama has yielded to demands from Congress to turn over to them classified Justice Department legal advice justifying the policy.
The president’s move comes on the eve of confirmation hearings Thursday for his CIA director-nominee John Brennan, and complaints from senators – including several Democrats – about secrecy surrounding the drone policy.