WATCH LIVE: John Brennan Senate Confirmation Hearing For CIA Director

Obama’s nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, is set to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee today for his confirmation hearing.

Brennan is expected to face tough questions over the administration’s policy of “targeted assassinations” abroad through drone strikes and other means. This week, NBC News revealed a DOJ memo that argued for the lawfulness of the president targeting U.S. citizens who are leaders of al Qaeda or “associated forces.”

Watch the hearing live below at 2:30 p.m. EST:

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