Turns out Gonzalez can authorize a wiretap for up to a year under FISA asGeorgia10 points out: First, let me point out that under Section 1802, the government can wiretap a foreign power for up to one year without a warrant. Not 72 hours. An entire year. This provision is applicable when the Attorney General […]
Specter just asked Gonzalez if when they do go to the FISA court for a warrant if they disclose that their information for the warrant was obtained by warrantless taps. Gonzalez would not answer because he didn’t feel comfortable going in to it. This was a very important question. If FISA is denying warrants because […]
So what can we expect tomorrow when the hearings into the wiretapping kick off. WellTime magazine has a little preview. According to the documents, Gonzales plans to assert in his opening statement that seeking approval for the wiretaps from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court could result in delays that “may make the difference […]
A point needs to be brought up here.Crooks and Liars has an audio clip up of Sean Hannity and his lying about the FISA stature. Hannity: If Osama Bin Laden calls the United States, they’re saying we need to go spend 76 hours and get a court order before we can record that phone conversation-that’s […]
In keeping the NSA spying story alive, the New York Times gives us a more detailed look today into how the NSA assumed their powers: WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 – The National Security Agency acted on its own authority, without a formal directive from President Bush, to expand its domestic surveillance operations in the weeks after […]
n 2002, Michael Abramoff was being investigated by an acting United States attorney, Frederick Black, in Guam for some typical shady business dealings. Mr. Black was quickly demoted as President Bush appointed a prosecutor to Guam. New York Times is reporting today that there is now an investigation underway by the Department of Justice and […]
On Face the Nation, Attorney General Gonzalez told Bob Schieffer that when he was informed of the investigation into the Valerie Plame leak, that he immediately notified the White House chief of staff. He was notified at 8 in the evening and they decided to wait notifying the rest of the staff and the President […]