'The US Senate has issued subpoenas demanding the White House hand over documents relating to its policy of snooping on US citizens without getting warrants or other legal clearance.
'Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy yesterday issued subpoenas to the Department of Justice, the Office of the White House, the Office of the Vice-President and the National Security Council asking for documents relating to the committee's inquiry into warrantless wiretapping and how such wiretaps were authorised.' (The Register article).
Postscript: Text of a letter sent Thursday from White House counsel Fred Fielding rejecting congressional subpoenas for documents in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys. (Forbes article).
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