The FBI has acknowledged using surveillance drones on U.S. soil at least 10 times, Al Jazeera America reports.
The admission comes after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., made inquiries after FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress in June that the bureau had used drones for “limited law enforcement purposes.”
According to the disclosure, the FBI used drones domestically eight times for criminal cases and twice for “national security cases,” Al Jazeera America wrote.
Paul had vowed to block the confirmation of a new FBI director until details of the drone use became available.
