Thursday, February 09, 2006

Did Gonzales Mislead Congress Again?

ThinkProgress reports on a discrepancy between what Gonzales said on monday and what Gen. Hayden and John Ashcroft have said previously. Gonzales said there was a probable cause test on the program. Hayden said they needed to use the warrentless wiretap because they couldn't meet the probable cause burden to get the warrant after-the-fact as FISA allows. Hayden made it clear he thought the test wasn't probable cause but was reasonableness. Maybe Gonzales would explain it by saying Hayden isn't a lawyer. Why doesn't that make me feel better?

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