Were more members of Congress besides Rep. Jane Harman wiretapped by the feds? Via T Hill’s Blog’s Eric Zimmermann:
Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) raised the possibility today that more members of Congress could have been wiretapped by the NSA or FBI.
Defending herself against reports that she was caught on tape offering to intervene in the espionage-related case of two former employees of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Harman said other members are worried that they were taped as well.
“And let’s see who else was wiretapped,” Harman told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “I mean lots of members of Congress talk to advocacy organizations. My phone is ringing off the hook in my office from worried members who are asking whether I think it could have happened to them. I think this is an abuse of power, Wolf.”
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