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Panetta to testify before Senate on Benghazi response

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    Mike Emanuel reports from Capitol Hill

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Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta out on the hot seat today on the topic of Ben -- we are now waiting.

For the start of -- senate hearing.

Where the defense chief is expected to testify about the Pentagon's response to the terror attack in Libya.

Back in September of last year secretary Panetta has previously said the US simply didn't have enough time to respond.

Saying it's not like you could just pick up the phone and call 911.

Chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel is live on the hill so might set the stage for this hearing on a big -- terror attack force please.

-- -- essentially this hearing is designed to address the concerns of south Carolina Republican senator Lindsey Graham.

Who threatened a hold up confirmation for Panetta successor at the Pentagon former senator Chuck Hagel so what I'm told senator Graham wants to get -- is essentially.

What did the president know about the Ben -- attack on September 11.

And when did he know about it.

And then what did he do about it.

Sources I've talked to say essentially Panetta and others are carrying out the orders of the commander in chief.

So what word today and how are they handled.

Expect some fireworks.

When he gets that line of questioning later this morning -- A busy day for senators today might because then later on this afternoon the president's nominee.

The head up the CIA takes center stage right.

That's right John Brennan who has been president Obama's counterterrorism advisor expect him to get plenty of questions.

About the Obama administration's use of drones to take out terror suspects overseas.

Also expect -- to get a lot of questions about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques during his time at the CIA he left there.

Back in 2005.

At the White House they are emphasizing Brennan's experience.

Mr.

Brennan brings.

I think not only a vast amount of experience -- a -- -- -- -- perspective on.

The battles that we wage in this effort and and the right way to conduct them so the president believes -- the senate.

-- should and will confirm John Brennan expeditiously.

Expect -- get a lot of questions about how involved he was an enhanced interrogation techniques while at the CIA what he is sad about it.

And if there are contradictions there expect tough questions Rick Michael manual on Capitol Hill force my thanks very much senator.

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