A senior U.S. intelligence official on Monday said there were no plans to scrap the programs that, despite the backlash, continue to receive widespread if cautious support within Congress. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive security issue.

Toomey, his Republican co-sponsor, was less optimistic about the measure's prospects.

Jeantel, 19, was a crucial witness for prosecutors, though the defense aimed to highlight inconsistencies in her story in a lengthy cross-examination during which she appeared to grow exasperated. She was sometimes difficult to understand, prompting attorneys and the judge to ask her to speak up and repeat her answers to questions.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Egypt in March and rewarded it for President Mohammed Morsi's pledges of political and economic reform by in American aid.

It happened after hundreds of people converged on the consulate to protest a little known internet film that ridicules Islam. The film was produced in the United States.