Patrick Leahy actually said...

the burden of the Justice Department to prove that they really need to take this extreme measure with the press, and he said that he -- on the face of it, he's concerned that the government may not have met that burden.

Context

Leahy expresses concern over the Justice Department's actions regarding the seizure of phone records from journalists.

05/12/2013

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