More than two weeks have passed since Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., requested “prompt” answers to questions about the FBI’s use of drones within the United States, but he is still waiting for a response.
It’s unclear why the FBI did not immediately provide answers to Paul’s 11 questions, but the delay could conceivably morph into an unwelcome spectacle for the Obama administration.
Paul inquired about the domestic use of drones in a June 20 letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller, after the director told the Senate Intelligence Committee his agency was using the unmanned devices without clear guidelines.
Paul asked Mueller to explain how long the FBI has been using drones, how many drones the FBI has, whether or not FBI drones would ever be armed, why they are used, what policies guide their use and what has been done with the information they collect.
By: Steven Nelson | July 5, 2013 | US News and World Report
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