WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee as CIA director, John Brennan, was expected to face tough questioning on Thursday about the use of drones to kill U.S. terrorism suspects, and his opening testimony was repeatedly interrupted by protesters.
On Wednesday, Obama directed the Justice Department to give congressional intelligence committees access to a classified opinion laying out the legal basis for armed drone strikes on U.S. citizens overseas who are suspected in terrorist plots, an administration official said.
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