Whenever the administration is caught in a situation where the intelligence is flawed or controversial, whether it was the invasion of Iraq or this spying on American citizens, their first line of defense is, well, the Democrats were in on this, they knew all about it. And that's just not true.
On the recordDecember 19, 2005
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Senator Durbin addresses the administration's defense regarding domestic spying and the involvement of Democrats.
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