Brennan suggested Wyden shouldn't ask him about spying on Senate but CIA's actions fall w/in designated threats.http://www.salon.com/2016/02/11/the_cias_ludicrous_spying_charade_heres_what_you_need_to_know_about_john_brennans_angry_senate_tirade/ …
@Susan_Hennessey Have you read those legal docs? Neither arguments themselves nor their bureaucratic deployment supports they were advice.
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@emptywheel That said, I leave the writing on this to you. Wouldn't touch that fight w/ 100 ft pole. **Backs into bush Homer Simpson style** -
@Susan_Hennessey I am absolutely 100% sympathetic to CIA's arg that they had Article II orders to do this & that this theft was WH ordered.
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@emptywheel I'm just defending the general concept of executive privilege, even though it's in tension with oversight.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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