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Senators Call for Testimony on Domestic Spying From Past and Current Officials

Additional information related to Judiciary Chair Sends Questions to AG On Domestic Spying:

  • Press release: “U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Russ Feingold 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. They also said that no witnesses from the Administration should invoke executive privilege.”
  • Press release: “In a letter yesterday to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman, Pat Roberts (R-KS), all seven Democratic members of the committee requested that the Chairman hold a business meeting to vote on authorizing a committee investigation into the controversial NSA domestic surveillance program. To date, the Chairman has not committed to holding hearings on the program.”
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