Judiciary Committee subpoenas warrantless wiretapping documents

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Judiciary Committee subpoenas warrantless wiretapping documents
Nick Juliano
Published: Thursday June 21, 2007

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to subpoena Bush administration documents related to a secret spying program that authorized warrantless wiretaps on Americans, RAW STORY has learned.

Committee chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Arlen Specter wrote to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales last month requesting documents relating to what President Bush refers to as the "Terrorist Surveillance Program," and Thursday's subpoenas came in the face of the White House's apparent refusal to share the documents.

The subpoena was approved on a 13-3 voice vote of committee members Thursday, a Judiciary Committee source told RAW STORY.

The Judiciary Committee's concerns over the authorization of the programs has intensified since it heard testimony from former Deputy Attorney General James Comey about a suspicious visit White House aides paid former Attorney General John Ashcroft when he was recovering from surgery.

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