Holder's Letter to Rand Paul: 'No,' the U.S. Can't Use Drone to Kill Citizen Not Engaged in Combat on U.S. Soil

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1:55 PM, Mar 7, 2013 • By DANIEL HALPER

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Eric Holder responds to Rand Paul's filibuster with this letter:

Dear Senator Paul:

It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: "Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?" The answer to that question is no.

Sincerely,

Eric Holder

Here's an image of that letter:

UPDATE: Apparently, the White House and Justice Department failed to send the letter to the person who asked the question--Rand Paul.

Spox for Sen. Rand Paul on Holder: "We haven't received any letter yet."

— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) March 7, 2013

More Rand Paul spox on Holder letter: "Apparently he sent it to everyone except the man who asked the question."

— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) March 7, 2013