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Russ Feingold: “They were used to justify actions by the executive branch, particularly in the areas of torture and warrantless…”

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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