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Eric Holder: I never thought I would see that a President would act in direct defiance of Federal law by authorizing warrantless NSA…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
I never thought I would see that a President would act in direct defiance of Federal law by authorizing warrantless NSA surveillance of American citizens. This disrespect for the law is not only wrong, it is destructive in our struggle against terrorism.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder criticized the President for violating federal law on surveillance.

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