Sen. Lee: Obama drone strike white paper threatens due process

President Obama’s white paper justification for carrying out drone strikes against U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism could “swallow the rule” guaranteeing the due process rights of Americans, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, suggested today.

“There is nothing more serious than the taking of the life of a U.S. citizen by the U.S. government,” Lee said in a phone interview with The Washington Examiner while discussing the Justice Department white paper that explains some of the rationale behind the drone strike counter-terrorism program.