Spectacular Testimony

The kind certain to spark fireworks and great debate.  via Think Progress, this summary of the morning's testimony from James Comey. 

Comey Breaks Silence: White House Tried To Force Incapacitated Ashcroft To Back Warrantless Spying

In March 2004, President Bush’s warrantless domestic spying efforts were temporarily suspended after then-acting Attorney General James Comey refused to sign on to an extension of the program “amid concerns about its legality and oversight.” Today, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Comey detailed the extraordinary and potentially illegal efforts made by Alberto Gonzales and Andrew [...]

Warrantless Wiretaps and Outrage Fatigue

Is anyone else suffering from outrage fatigue? James Comey testified today about a visit that Alberto Gonzales and Andrew Card made to John Ashcroft in the hospital. Ashcroft was recovering from surgery and Comey was Acting Attorney General. Card and Gonzales wanted the Justice Dept. to sign off on warrantless wiretaps. According to Comey, Ashcroft told them to [..]

And, then, Tony Snow tried to downplay Ashcoft's illness..

Snow: Ashcroft Wasn’t That Ill, It Wasn’t Like ‘His Brain Didn’t Work’

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