Gonzales Frustrates Lawmakers on Domestic Spying

NPR | By Ari Shapiro

Published April 6, 2006 at 4:00 PM EDT

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is grilled about federal domestic surveillance during an appearance at the House Judiciary Committee. Gonzales refused to elaborate on the program, other than to say he believes it is legal. Both Republicans and Democrats accused him of stonewalling.

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