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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
They were used to justify actions by the executive branch, particularly in the areas of torture and warrantless surveillance, that I believe were illegal and inexcusable.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Feingold condemns the executive actions justified by these legal theories.

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