Stay updated with breaking news from It odd given. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Intent of the law. in a bipartisan majority in both houses of congress apparently disagree with richard. because they have authorized this program and continued to authorize this program. and frankly, the obama administration was more transparent about this effort than we were in the bush administration. i mean, they made this meta data collection activity available to all the members of congress. not just all the members of the intelligence committees. last question for you, as a former bush administration official, do you ever find it odd given how quiet the obama administration has been in defending these programs? clapper gave one interview and disappeared. obama spoke once and disappeared. meanwhile all of these republicans, republican chairman in the house key committees, peter king, mike rodgers, former bush administration officials, you guys are the ones coming forward, defending these programs after listening to president obama and before that, ....