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Posted in: Why the Harman leaks smell to high heaven-UPDATE 2
04/20/09 03:58 PM
A detail in the CQ story puzzle me: "First, however, they needed the certification of top intelligence officials that Harman’s wiretapped conversations justified a national security investigation. Then-CIA Director Porter J. Goss reviewed the Harman transcript and signed off on the Justice Department’s FISA application. He also decided that, under a protocol involving the separation of powers, it was time to notify then-House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and Minority Leader Pelosi, of the FBI’s impending national security investigation of a member of Congress — to wit, Harman." The CIA is not allowed to get involved in domestic law enforcement, so how in the world do FISA applications get routed across their desk? The FBI handles domestic counter-intelligence and FISA applications. Well, if this detail is wrong, why CQ would have it wrong? Beats me, but one guess could be that Stein, the CQ reporter, knew he was talking to CIA sources and they needed to explain their detailed knowledge of the case. Or, maybe the CIA really does get involved with FISA applications and my notion is all wet. But it seems like a useful place to look.
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