Station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill a leaked document today put the spotlight back on lethal strikes by the u. S. Government on u. S. Citizens abroad. In response, top officials in the Obama Administration argued their actions are justified and legal. Primary concern is to keep the American People safe, now do so in a way thats consistent with our laws and our values. Ifill attorney general eric holder today defended the Justice Departments rationale for authorizing the killings of americans overseas. We are we have as a basis for action that we take a congressional statute that allows us to operate against al qaeda and associated entities not only in pakistan or not only in afghanistan but in other parts of the world. We say that we only take these kinds of actions when theres an imminent threat, when capture is not feasible and when we are confident that were doing so in a theys consistent with a federal International Law. Ifill nbc news obtained a 16page Justice Departme
Thank you. Ifill a leaked document today put the spotlight back on lethal strikes by the u. S. Government on u. S. Citizens abroad. In response, top officials in the Obama Administration argued their actions are justified and legal. Primary concern is to keep the American People safe, now do so in a way thats consistent with our laws and our values. Ifill attorney general eric holder today defended the Justice Departments rationale for authorizing the killings of americans overseas. We are we have as a basis for action that we take a congressional statute that allows us to operate against al qaeda and associated entities not only in pakistan or not only in afghanistan but in other parts of the world. We say that we only take these kinds of actions when theres an imminent threat, when capture is not feasible and when we are confident that were doing so in a theys consistent with a federal International Law. Ifill nbc news obtained a 16page Justice Department white paper apparently prepa
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Responsible for them, donald so do a lot of other people. Its not just the washington elite. Trump. A very busy night. Thats a copout. Well recap the reboot. These are people who have spent their entire careers as the letter that may have derailed it. Specialists in experts in these here is cnns chief fields. I think they understand and know whats going on here. Correspondent dana bash. Whos who of the foreign just because Foreign Policy is one of those issues where most people think its faraway policy world, 50 former gop places, doesnt affect our everyday lives. Average american isnt National Security officials necessarily paying attention to signing a letter saying, quote, the diplomatic relations between donald trump not qualified to be president and commander in chief. Nato, our allies but they want indeed, we are convinced that he would be a dangerous president and would put at risk our someone commander in chief they feel comfortable with. Countrys National Security and i dont c
Polling. And jeb bushs son puts all the personal attacks on his father aside and endorses the man responsible for them. Donald trump. So a very busy night. Were going to recap the trump reboot and begin with a letter that may have derailed it. Reporter a whos who of the republican Foreign Policy world, coordinating an unprecedented effort to stop their partys nominee from winning the white house. 50 former gop National Security officials signing a letter saying, donald trump is not indeed, we are convinced that he would be a dangerous president and put at risk our countrys National Security and wellbeing. Some high profile officials like former cia director Michael Hayden and former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff have expressed concerns about trump before. But nothing like this forum. 50 likeminded Foreign Policy experts, many of them nonpoliticians, coming together to say theyre not wild about Hillary Clinton, but putting trump in control of the Nuclear Arsenal makes the