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On the recordJuly 12, 2009
The chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee says CIA Leon Panetta testified on Capitol Hill that he was told former Vice President Dick Cheney ordered the agency not to brief Congress about a secret counterintelligence program started shortly after 9/11.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Feinstein reveals details about Panetta's testimony regarding Cheney's orders.

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