Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002

You Are Here: Home » Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy » Judiciary Cmte. Democrats Again Request Data on Domestic Surveillance From AG

Judiciary Cmte. Democrats Again Request Data on Domestic Surveillance From AG

by on

Press release: “The Committee Democrats first asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for correspondence, memoranda and legal opinions on January 27 in a letter. Senators sought the information in anticipation of the Feb. 6 hearing the committee is holding on the controversial surveillance program. So far, the Department has not responded. The text of the letter sent today as well as the underlying request for documents is [included in the text of this release — also available in PDF].
Related references:

  • Press release: “Today all eight Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter urging him to call on more current and former high level Bush Administration officials including former Attorney General John Ashcroft, Deputy Attorneys General Jim Comey and Larry Thompson, and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card…to testify on hearings on domestic spying program.”
  • AP, Papers: Ford White House Weighed Wiretaps…George H.W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney are cited in the documents.
  • Postings on domestic surveillance

    • LinkedIn

    Sorry, comments are closed for this post.