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Obama Admin Withholding Drone Memos, Seeking to Appease GOP on Benghazi

HeadlineFeb 21, 2013

The Obama administration continues to stonewall members of Congress on fully releasing the Justice Department memos explaining the legal rationale for targeted drone killings overseas. The White House agreed to at least partially disclose the memos earlier this month after a Senate uproar amid the confirmation hearings for CIA nominee John Brennan. But The New York Times now reports the administration has adopted a strategy of continuing to deny senators full access while simultaneously negotiating with Republicans to reveal more information on the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The strategy appears focused on ensuring the White House has enough votes for Brennan’s confirmation while continuing to keep details of its assassination program under wraps.

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