Daily Briefing: 'Patchwork of Generosity and Austerity'
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*Gonzalestestifies for seven hours about warrentless eavesdropping; defends legality of program but largely avoids providing specifics.Gonzales: "Think about the reaction, the public reaction that has arisen in some quarters about this program. If the president had authorized domestic surveillance as well, even though we're talking about al Qaeda-to-al Qaeda, I think the reaction would have been twice as great. And so there was a judgment made that this was the appropriate line to draw in ensuring the security of our country and the protection of the privacy interests of Americans." [
Daily Briefing: 'Patchwork of Generosity and Austerity'
Daily Briefing: 'Patchwork of Generosity and…
Daily Briefing: 'Patchwork of Generosity and Austerity'
*Gonzalestestifies for seven hours about warrentless eavesdropping; defends legality of program but largely avoids providing specifics.Gonzales: "Think about the reaction, the public reaction that has arisen in some quarters about this program. If the president had authorized domestic surveillance as well, even though we're talking about al Qaeda-to-al Qaeda, I think the reaction would have been twice as great. And so there was a judgment made that this was the appropriate line to draw in ensuring the security of our country and the protection of the privacy interests of Americans." [