Gonzales, Mueller admit FBI broke law

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Originally published at Twixel.net. You can comment here or there.

WASHINGTON - The nation’s top two law enforcement officials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left open the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against FBI agents or lawyers who improperly used the USA Patriot Act in pursuit of suspected terrorists and spies.

The FBI’s transgressions were spelled out in a damning 126-page audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine. He found that agents sometimes demanded personal data on people without official authorization, and in other cases improperly obtained telephone records in non-emergency circumstances.

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This is why we don’t give them those powers! This is why the Patriot Act is wrong headed. This is why we have a Constitution! How stupid are we?
Gonzales is a criminal and has zero respect for the US Constitution. He, in addition to his employees, needs to be prosecuted.

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[deviantgm.livejournal.com]

Prosecution doesn't work when we allow our government to declare any damning evidence vital to national security and thus untouchable.

[xaminmo.livejournal.com]

Oh wait, somehow these other people are magically immune to corruptive influence and are above reproach just because they have this other position.