WITH GWEN IFILL
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 @ 9:00PM
A confidential Justice Department memo explaining the justification for targeting U.S. citizens involved with terrorist groups overseas with drone strikes became public this week. After a number of legal experts and lawmakers raised concerns about the legality ofthe operation, the White House agreed to release classified documents to Congress explaining the administration’s rationale. Carrie Johnson of NPR will report on the targeted-killing policy and how decisions about these types of attacks are made by the CIA and Defense Department.