Despite a longstanding policy to alert Congressional leaders quickly if a member could be the target of a security investigation, Alberto R. Gonzales resisted briefing lawmakers on Jane Harman’s wiretap.
Wiretap Said To Be Viewed As Serious In Late 2005
By MARK MAZZETTI and NEIL A. LEWIS, New York Times
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 8:26pm
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