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Patrick Leahy: “If you violate the Constitution in wiretaps and specific statutes, if you violate the law in not using the FISA Court...”

On the recordMarch 3, 2009
If you violate the Constitution in wiretaps and specific statutes, if you violate the law in not using the FISA Court...
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the importance of adhering to the Constitution and the law.

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